Re: Are iPhones subject to ransomware attacks?

On 2024-03-16, <bp@www.zefox.net> <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:

Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

 
Your neighbor probably isn't running an ad blocker (like 1Blocker, or
AdGuard) which would have prevented them from seeing this scam while
visiting the offending website in the first place.

 
The page displayed appeared to block mouse access to the Apple system
menus.

For future reference, you can force quit any app on macOS by pressing
Command-Option-Escape.  😉

I didn't explore very aggressively, however. If called again to help I'll
be more inquisitive.
>
Is uBlockOrigin considered acceptable on Mac OSX?

Sure, but 1Blocker or AdBlock are simpler to set up and use, and work
with the macOS default web browser, Safari.

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