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Post# 970788   11/30/2017 at 13:24 (2,310 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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For the past couple of weeks a red screen takes over my computer with this warning wanting me to call Microsoft Support at a number different from Microsoft's. Microsoft confirmed it was a scam and wanted me to buy a yearly subscription for them to come into my computer remotely and fix it, but I felt the price was ridiculous. I can close the screen by Ctl-Alt-Del, sign out and sign back in fine. But then a few days to a week later, it comes back, Anyone else have this happen? I just dont have a clue how to fix this.
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Post# 970791 , Reply# 1   11/30/2017 at 13:41 (2,310 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 970792 , Reply# 2   11/30/2017 at 13:47 (2,310 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 970793 , Reply# 3   11/30/2017 at 13:57 (2,310 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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I got rid of McAfee a long time ago as it was causing too many problems (that was back in the XP days). I've been using Sophos for a while now and so far so good.
Either the bug your system has caught knows how to hide from your virus scans, or you may need to run an update on your anti-virus software. |
Post# 970798 , Reply# 4   11/30/2017 at 14:14 (2,310 days old) by washman (o)   |   | |
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Or system restore if you have restore points created. |
Post# 970825 , Reply# 5   11/30/2017 at 17:29 (2,310 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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You've either downloaded something or went someplace that was infected and now your computer must be "scrubbed".
Malware is getting very good at avoiding the most common antivirus and other protections. But if you haven't run a security scan recently, it is now time you should. Microsoft Defender also has a decent enough malware detector you download and execute. In any event your system is compromised and I'd make sure no personal information has been gathered and sent or at least just sniffed out. Malware often disables certain programs and or corrupts files. So you may have to resort to using a backed up previous version of system or individual files to restore. It is strongly recommended that if you do any sort of online banking or bill pay that all passwords be changed at once. Indeed you should change any passwords used just to be on safe side. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK This post was last edited 11/30/2017 at 18:22 |
Post# 970840 , Reply# 6   11/30/2017 at 19:18 (2,310 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 970841 , Reply# 7   11/30/2017 at 19:30 (2,310 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Google's news isn't saturated with sponsored material like Yahoo's. I stopped reading Yahoo's news long ago. It was too annoying, as is pretty much anything Yahoo offers anymore. Maybe you got hit by one of Yahoo's numerous hack attacks. They've been a sloppy bunch over there for quite some time now. |
Post# 970851 , Reply# 8   11/30/2017 at 20:30 (2,310 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Indeed no anti virus/malware software catches everything. Have MB along with two other antivirus/malware and still things are picked up by Windows Defender and Microsoft's downloadable malware detector.
The people who make up these things know very well what the popular software is to detect, and create bugs that can either avoid detection and or once in a system shut down certain software to prevent it from noticing. That huge Equifax hack occurred because among other things the bug wasn't detected and or responded to promptly. The MS malware detector listed above is free and works rather well, so there isn't any reason not to at least run it as part of routine system check. System restore: That may or may not solve a problem depending upon the nature of "bug". If the thing is not removed it simply will reinstall itself when/each time system is rebooted. |
Post# 970906 , Reply# 10   12/1/2017 at 08:59 (2,309 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 970918 , Reply# 11   12/1/2017 at 09:34 (2,309 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 970925 , Reply# 12   12/1/2017 at 10:03 (2,309 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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I've noticed it run at random, or the site I am on triggers it to. A box appears saying it is safe. |
Post# 971029 , Reply# 13   12/1/2017 at 21:06 (2,309 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin)   |   | |
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