DID I DOWNLOAD VIRUS?

[ty__]

Hey all,

So a few days ago I opened a web page and it had those normal annoying adds on the sides so I almost accidentally click on one that said "download" So apparently I didn't do it because I checked my downloads folder nd it was empty so I was wondering if I could've had dowloaded something by accident and it could be "hiding" somewhere else...

Also, I was listening to Spotify on my Mac and the audio suddenly changed to my iPhone. Someone told me once this glitch could be caused due to a virus so Im just nervous, malware bytes shows no alerts...

[alvarnell]

24 minutes ago, ty__ said:

I was wondering if I could've had dowloaded something by accident and it could be "hiding" somewhere else...

No, not unless there is something new out there that I'm unaware of. So called "drive-by downloads" are extremely rare with macOS since the Java browser plugin stopped being automatically installed and vulnerable versions were prevented from use by XProtect. As long as Malwarebytes for Mac shows nothing going forward, I would not be concerned that your issue is malware related.

[StanleyStuart]

Hello everyone I noticed that you are talking about an OS system. but if the machine were a windows based OS where should one look to be on the safe side. thank you for your time and help.

Best Regards

[alvarnell]

Best to ask in the Windows Malware Removal Help & Support Forum.

Edited July 20, 2022 by alvarnell

[1PW]

Hello @StanleyStuart and :

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Thank you.