There is an executable program that creates havoc on your computer when it pops up and unfortunately computer users don’t know what to do to protect themselves!The mistake computer users make... is that they click on the fake computer virus screen..... and that’s when their computers are unfortunately compromised!
As computer users... it’s your duty to become familiar with things you need to do to keep your computer healthy (protected) and working at full capacity...
Take a look at this screen shot of the "virus scan" executable at work....
Scenario: You are on a random site... and a screen pops up with these flashing/moving numbers saying you have X amount of viruses affecting your computer (see picture above) and offers a button to click to get virus protection so that you can stop this “virus” from attacking.... but it’s a scam. That’s right..... it’s FAKE! DO NOT CLICK ANYTHING!
Crooks devised this scam in order to take your money and credit card information. Typically this executable "virus scan" takes control of your computer after the computer owner clicks on the pop up window (clicking ok, clicking cancel, or anything else on that pop up screen). Once you click on it (doesn’t matter where you click)... it downloads and deeply embeds itself into your computer files and causes problems from there. If this has happened to you.... please understand... it’s NOT a virus..... it’s an executable program that just acts like a virus!
It's an executable program that kicks in at random times. It’s just sitting there waiting to attack. That’s it’s job... You browse the web...... and let’s say this happens on a website... this website didn’t necessarily cause this issue to happen. Typically.... the issue happens randomly. Unless you just bought a computer, took it out of the box, set it up and visited a site and had this execute popup occur immediately.... it could come from any site that had been visited while using that computer... and then just triggered later on. Your computer collects cookies.... and it could be in one of your cookies.....just laying there waiting for the time it was created to attack and then boom.... you click on it...... and it then downloads a executable that is created to cause issues with your computer until you purchase the virus protection it offers! Please understand this happens randomly..... and can happen on any website...... any forum..... with any browser... with any operating system.
Just so you know.... even if you purchase the virus protection (incidentally there is no virus protection.... you will just give them your money & credit card information and that's the point of the entire thing.... they want to scam you for your money)... you still have to go deep into your files in order to remove that dirty little exe in order to gain control of your computer back or you have to do a complete computer restore. Anything like this can happen on any site... randomly....... you just have to be equipped with information to know what to do if it happens to you!
Here's some tips to keep your computer healthy.....
Healthy computers… make happy users! That’s right… when your computer is unhealthy… does that make you happy? No… of course not! Making sure you do these simple tips below… will keep your computer healthy… while keeping you HAPPY!
If there is a popup window that takes over your computer...... DO NOT CLICK IT! Instead...... go to your keyboard and push these buttons... “ctrl” “alt” “delete” simultaneously! Click end task...... and viola your computer was saved!
Make sure you have a good antivirus on your computer. Norton and McAffee are USELESS! AVG, BitDefender, Kasperski (just to name a few) are excellent and AFFORDABLE antiviruses... and offer a wide range of protection.
Make sure you allow the antivirus to do automatic updates.... so that you don’t have to be bothered with the updates. It will help with the health of your computer......
Make sure you take the time to delete your cookies.... in other words delete your history. Make sure you delete everything... Don’t know how? Go to the top of your browser...... click “tools”..... click “internet options”... read down...... to browsing history. There should be a box to check to “delete browsing history on exit”. Click it..... so that it’s checked. On the right..... it will have buttons available.... where you can actually manually click “delete” to remove any temporary files. It’s important to do these things and it will prevent issues like this from happening to YOUR computer...
Thanks so much for viewing this post... I wish you all great success!
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