iMac virus

I think that my iMac can have a virus. While on the internet, a box popped up indicating that I was infected by a virus. It seemed legitimate, as if it was my computer. Then I was asked to download a program to get rid of the virus.  I think it was a kind of a "worm".  I immediately just everything closed and restarted my computer.  I have my firewall set safe in place and do not notice something strange on my computer, but I don't know how to analyze and check just to be sure.  I have OS 10.6.8 and so be able to download an anti-virus on the web.  Any ideas?  Thank you!

It's a scam. There is no antivirus legitimate online for Mac OS X; unless you see a strange behavior or unexplained slowness, you can assume that there is not a Mac OS X malware on the computer.

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