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Was this a virus?
I had antivirus software, when I start my computer and after windows loads, the screen jumps to a pay site and locked me out of my applications. thing kept on popping up on the computer every time I tried to use the internet, it said I had a virus and I needed to purchase it. I couldn't click on the internet or use it to protect the computer. We paid $200 for it and once we paid the money, it never downloaded on the computer and it just went away. Now I can click on the internet. Was it a scam? How did it get on the computer?
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I think you have malware on your computer and yes I am afraid that was a scam. Check out this instruction on how to remove it [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) Also make sure you have an antivirus so you will protect your computer in the future.
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Yes, this is what's called a 'denial of service' attack. The people you paid to unlock your computer are the ones who locked it up. For certain. I would act quickly as they are usually not content with just taking the agreed amount to 'rescue' your computer once they have your bank or card details. Check your transactions asap. This is not paranoia or a wind-up. This type of attack is very common recently as payments are strongly encrypted now and hard to crack. Tricking people into GIVING their details accounts for over 80 percent of fraudulent transactions now. My sis works in this stuff, trust me. ps. They're usually random 'drive-by' style attacks that get round your firewall/av software. Often a 'pop-up' appears saying 'a virus scan has been started....'etc. Like your real av software does. It scares you by saying it's found bad stuff. So you let it 'run'. It's actually downloading the malicious code. Get your real av software updated and or patched and then do a complete system scan. Or chances are your machine/ ip address will be hit again, soon. Crap world, innit??. pps. Meant sis works in preventing security breaches, NOT DOING IT!!
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