Fellow UKCF Members:
A while back, Ray Jay was fukin' around on don TJ's lap top surfin' porn sites when he got a pop-up Alert that the computer was under a virus attack. The choice was to click "Yes" or "No" to stop the attack. Naturally, Ray Jay clicked " Yes" and it took him to a web site that was selling Virus Protection.
A so-called IT expert told us this is the latest Credit Card stealing scheme out of Georgia ...and any interaction with the invader, including attempts to "X" out of the warning message, downloads the virus.
The cure is to immediatly shut down your computer when you receive an "under attack" or "scanning for viruses" pop-up warning.
So Ray Jay had to shell out $300 to cure TJ's laptop of the virus...which is about what the laptop cost!!
Well today, an amigo told me his computer was infected by the same virus and that he had closed (X) the warning screen once before remembering to turn off his computer.
Consequently he is still able to log onto the internet via "Safe Mode." And since the virus won't let him scan for virus via his computer, he tried an internet program (ESET Online Scanner), but no viruses were detected.
So....any suggestion from our IT experts what else he can try, short of wiping the hard drive?
Muchas Grasias, Amigos!
A while back, Ray Jay was fukin' around on don TJ's lap top surfin' porn sites when he got a pop-up Alert that the computer was under a virus attack. The choice was to click "Yes" or "No" to stop the attack. Naturally, Ray Jay clicked " Yes" and it took him to a web site that was selling Virus Protection.
A so-called IT expert told us this is the latest Credit Card stealing scheme out of Georgia ...and any interaction with the invader, including attempts to "X" out of the warning message, downloads the virus.
The cure is to immediatly shut down your computer when you receive an "under attack" or "scanning for viruses" pop-up warning.
So Ray Jay had to shell out $300 to cure TJ's laptop of the virus...which is about what the laptop cost!!
Well today, an amigo told me his computer was infected by the same virus and that he had closed (X) the warning screen once before remembering to turn off his computer.
Consequently he is still able to log onto the internet via "Safe Mode." And since the virus won't let him scan for virus via his computer, he tried an internet program (ESET Online Scanner), but no viruses were detected.
So....any suggestion from our IT experts what else he can try, short of wiping the hard drive?
Muchas Grasias, Amigos!
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