The Dirt Farmer finally confirmed what I suspected for several months. Your Flash may not be out of date! A few days ago I got a popup that said I had viruses...the popup was supposedly from Microsoft Security Essentials. I closed all windows immediately and went to MY program version of MSE and ran the full scan. Nothing! I wonder what makes people so miserable that they want to ruin your day by depriving you of the use of your computer. Sick idiots! From the Dirt Farmer... "Have you been seeing strange and scary popups on your farm lately about upgrading your version of flash or Microsoft finding malware? These are in fact SCAM VIRUS popups and it is important to never click any of them. We have some tips for you on staying safe and a way to avoid seeing some of them at all. Check out the details below and please do share with friends if you find our post helpful. Exactly what are these popups? Well most are a form of Ransomware. They trick people by saying their programs are out of date or they have a virus, and when clicked they install a virus. Then they run fake scans, find fake problems ask for money for a program to remove the problems they themselves caused. These are difficult and time consuming to remove if one infects your system and if you are not super-techy or do not have someone close to you who is, it can be a very expensive process. It is important to never click anywhere on any of them. With some even the X out button will install the virus. To close one, hold down the CTRL, ALT and DELETE buttons on your keyboard at the same time. Choose “Start Task Manager” on the ensuing screen and use the “End Task” function in Task Manager to close the entire browser. If you opt for this method, it is important to click “NO” when you reopen the browser and it asks if you would like your tabs restored.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:32:48 +0000
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