Is My Mac Hacked
I went on a site to watch a movie, and without clicking on anything chrome suddenly downloaded a file and my MacBook had some phony audio message play saying not to turn my computer off. I deleted the file and emptied my trash. I'm scared my information has been compromised. What should I do? I'm on 10.6.8 I think (I haven't updated it in fear that it would make my computer slow) and now the browser on chrome is super slow.
Therefore, the hackers can easily access and reset MacBook data and unattach it from Apple ID account. Experts, therefore recommend a strong password on Mac. Protect your Mac – Enable a Firmware Password on Mac. Other than that, you can take the following steps to add a firmware password and protect Find My Mac. Switch off your Mac computer. Two weird ways your iPhone or Mac can be hacked. For most people, the security that Apple has baked into an iPhone or Mac is more than enough. But determined criminals can find creative ways to.
Download malaware bytes and have it do a scan. Afterwards get a anti virus
They know. They know
Probably.
It could be hacked or it could just be infected. Illegal movie sites are generally associated with organized crime. While they want banking info and credit card info, they're also happy to use hacked machines for spreading malware and for storage.
Your best option is to back up your data carefully, then do a factory reset. And in the future, stay away from illegal sites. Also, change all passwords. If you have any banking or credit card info on the machine, notify your banks to keep an eye out for suspicious activity. You can try a credit freeze as well.
Likely, yes.
Download and run a good AVS. (Malwarebytes tends to be good.)
Once that is done, install an AVS (no, Macs are NOT immune to malware!) and keep it running. (Unless you pay for Malwarebytes, it is a 'run on-demand' program suite.)
A tip from me: don't panic
You have to contact with expert
Yes you can get malaware but you can't stop a virus or a people who want to get into your computer.
take off any Software you do not need you computer will be faster.
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