Hope my computer is stable again, but got a scare when I opened a mail from one that said (someone) from "Amazon Support". I had just ordered Danny Gokey's cd from Amazon and thought it had something to do with the order. Opened the mail and it had a link that said something about 'info'. When I clicked to see what kind of info, it opened an official-looking Windows Security Alert (logo & all) message which said my pc was affected with viruses and trojans that could potentially harm my computer and a checkbox warning that I should remove them all immediately. I clicked the button but instead of 'removing' all of them, it wanted to download some unknown software. I canceled the install and deleted the whole thing, and realized it got me! It was a bogus email, and the official looking Windows Security Alert was most likely a screen capture, with the whole thing an active link to whatever program they wanted to install on my pc. :(
I had JUST run spyware and virus programs yesterday, and there 'had' been a toolbar that had installed itself, that Spybot Search & Destroy detected and removed. After this bogus email, I ran Spybot again and there weren't any hijackers or trojans infecting my pc.
Snow's almost gone, except in shady spots and places where it had piled up. :)
Billie, that is a very prolific virus - I am surprised it didn’t infect your computer, as it did mine, and my daughter’s.
If ANYONE gets a pop up box (looking like it came from Windows), saying there is a threat (or thirteen) to your computer, and to click “here” to remove the threats - the only thing you can do to avoid it is to shut your computer down. Do not click the ‘x’ close box - or reply in any way.
It took my tech (geek boy) an hour to get rid of it - and he said that virus is what is keeping him busy these days.
(BTW - the young men that put this together are in prison - but the virus continues.............)