Roostercogburn
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New computer virus posing as anti-virus programA new computer virus is infecting millions of computers worldwide and it is doing it by posing as anti-virus software.
It is called Personal Antivirus. The fake anti-virus software looks similar to Symantec or other anti-virus software. A warning page pops up saying your computer contains viruses. It pushes you to fix it by installing malware that instead infects your computer with viruses.
"Typically, you get a lot of pop-ups and things of that nature, and if they ask you to pay a fee to remove the viruses, that's a big, big warning sign, beware if you have to pay a fee to remove viruses," saidcomputer expert Manny “Papageek” Lloyd.
Lloyd suggests not opening e-mail attachments from people you do not know and run anti-virus software like AVG or Malware Bytes regularly.
Legitimate anti-virus software will let you know when your subscription is about to expire but will not prompt you to sign up.
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Nighthawk
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I wish this was new. It has been screwing with computers for months now, at least. The malware goes by many different names, Personal Antivirus being just one of them. Be wary of ANY "free" antivirus program that says your computer is infected. Its probably the infection trying to trick you into downloading the program.
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