YSK: If a website tells you to paste a command into…
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YSK: If a website tells you to paste a command into Terminal on Mac, treat it as a scam red flag
Why YSK: you Google something normal (Homebrew / DNS / disk cleanup), click a **Sponsored** result, and the page looks like a “helpful guide” that tells you to **copy/paste a command into Terminal**.
sometimes legit tools do use Terminal, but random “paste this one-liner to fix it” instructions from ads are a huge red flag. If you don’t fully understand what the command does (and can’t verify it from an official source), don’t run it.
If you already ran it, quick first checks on macOS:
* System Settings → General → **Login Items** (remove anything you don’t recognize)
* If you see **Profiles** (Privacy & Security), check for anything unfamiliar
* Change important passwords from a clean device (email first)
#education
Why YSK: you Google something normal (Homebrew / DNS / disk cleanup), click a **Sponsored** result, and the page looks like a “helpful guide” that tells you to **copy/paste a command into Terminal**.
sometimes legit tools do use Terminal, but random “paste this one-liner to fix it” instructions from ads are a huge red flag. If you don’t fully understand what the command does (and can’t verify it from an official source), don’t run it.
If you already ran it, quick first checks on macOS:
* System Settings → General → **Login Items** (remove anything you don’t recognize)
* If you see **Profiles** (Privacy & Security), check for anything unfamiliar
* Change important passwords from a clean device (email first)
#education
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