[wrek]

BEWARE: MALWARE Attack Links on Avid and Gearslutz forums.

I was searching the forum a few minutes ago, regarding Quicktime wrapper not loading in Pro Tools 12, and when I clicked on a link that said "Try This", the link loaded a malware virus onto my iMac, locked it, and an "Apple looking" popup appeared with the Safari logo, and a phone number to call Apple Support IMMEDIATELY, or I would experience data loss and identity theft.

DO NOT CALL THE NUMBER ON THE POPUP. IT IS A SCAM.

I looked up Apple support's number on my phone, and called it directly. The Apple tech had to remotely access my computer to clear the virus.

He said, if you call that number, they impersonate Apple techs to access your computer, then lock it up, and demand money to release your data and unlock your computer.

I didn't want to go back to that thread and risk another attack, so I have posted here. It is under the thread "Quicktime Wrapper Fails to Load"

Be careful!