The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #145670   Message #3370406
Posted By: EBarnacle
01-Jul-12 - 05:33 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Be wary
Subject: Tech: Be wary
A couple of days ago, I opened a link from a sender I thought I recognized. It turned out to be an instant download of a group of viri and a "buy this wonderful product and get rid of your virus and malware problems for only $59.95." I closed my internet link and an a series of scans with Malware bytes, Glary and Avast, killing it off.

I discovered when I tried to go back online that it had also knocked off Explorer off my system. That was easy to fix by going into my internet settings.

Just watch out for those "interesting" invitations and links. The potential for malware is everywhere.