Got a virus on my other computer today which says it is "Antivirus XP 2010" warning me that i have a virus and Trojans etc and to upgrade. Really convincing as it looks exactly like my antivirus software and it prompts you to Purchase and upgrade which set the alarm bells ringing.
Dont purchase anything as its a hoax as a quick google search will prove.
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Every time you get a pop-up which isn't blocked by whatever pop-up blocker you're using, hit ctrl-alt-delete and kill the browser process (iexplore.exe, firefox.exe or whatever browser you're running). Do NOT click on the pop-up ANYWHERE (they're usually designed to look like Windows dialog boxes, but the little 'X' in the top right corner is just part of the pop-up, and clicking on it will just run the installer for whatever piece of crapware it's fetching from a moody server in the Ukraine somewhere.
Finally, make sure you run WIndows Update regularly (automatic updates are best for most people). That will keep you patched against teh latest vulnerabilities. Also make sure that Flash, QUickTime etc are set to automatically search for and install updates as many bits of crudware are exploiting holes in third-party programs to infect you nowadays.
It's just appeared on my laptop and has taken over browser etc and i cant operate any programmes. Admittedly im as IT literate as ....someone who is not IT literate....but i didnt open any suspect files in emails etc or downloaded anything.
It is pretty convincing if you dont know about IT so was just warning in case anyone did start handing over their credit card details.
Or just buy a Mac and never have to worry about viruses
Very annoying
Easy tiger.
That link scans, tells me it's fucked, then asks me to purchase to get rid ?
LOL. Spot on, never met a bunch of people who have bought into an advertising myth as much as Mac users. They are the Abercrombie & Fitch of the computer world.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/feb/05/comment.media
to be fair I thought that, and then got given a mac, and they are so much more user friendly, I couldn't go back to a PC. Thinks like just plugging in printers and not having to worry about drivers and the like really make a difference if you're using a laptop like I do. It's annoying that there are certain programs that aren't mac compatible however for everyday use, I couldn't live with Windows again.
In fairness I sort of agree, they do make decent kit (although massivly overpriced) but I find their advertising so mind blowingly irratating that I refuse to go anywhere near anything Apple. The other thing that does my head in is the way Mac users seem to get so tribal about them, it's just a different type of computer ffs not a lifestyle!
JT you wont be able to access Leroy's link from your infected PC. You need to download it on another pc and save it to USB stick and then plug that into your sick one (I imagine...as thats what im waiting to do when i eventually find the fricking stick!)
End of the day, even if you have a mac, realistically you still need to have access to Windows for the odd program that don't work on it, so I agree that the whole tribal thing is stupid.
Now that did make me laugh.....
Funnier if it was your mac
Never had any problems.
Can you stop the announcement that tells you 'the virus database has been updated' though? Can be a bit annoying when you dont expect it
Either Dailly or Francis to blame for this one I think.