Winfixer spyware and Safari on a Mac

Factual Questions
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So I’m on a Mac running 10.3.9, using Safari 1.3.2. I have cause to head on over to a webpage I’ve visited many times (hosted by fortunecity.com). Immediately it becomes clear that Winfixer spyware has somehow hijacked the webpage. I keep getting Javascript windows asking me if I want to install Winfixer. Well, obviously I don’t, as a) it’s spyware, b) I’m on a Mac, and c) it’s spyware, for chrissakes! So I keep clicking “cancel” in these dialog boxes, but finally it presents me with a box where there is only one option: clicking “OK” to install. Well, that ain’t happening. But now that dialog box is the active window, and I can’t close it without clicking “OK”. So far the only solution I can think of is to Force Quit Safari, which is a drag because I lose all my current session cookies and have to re-log in a bunch of places. Anyone have a better strategy?

I just updated Safari, too. And of course Apple has no helpful comment on how to keep this crap from coming up. :mad:

2

Just click okay. It’s not going to do anything to your Mac.

3

Do you have pop-up windows blocked, and JavaScript disabled (Preferences > Security > uncheck the JavaScript box)? That should help.

4

Intellectually I know it, but… but it still feels like enabling them! :smiley:

As for Javascript, yeah, I do have it running. Hate having to toggle things on and off to keep the baddies from bugging me, but if that’s what it takes.

Thanx for the responses.

5

Look into downloading PithHelmet for Safari. It blocks ads, popups, all kinds of annoyances. The latest update broke it for a couple of days and I definitely noticed the difference.