[Misc] ***Scam or not....***IT professional help please!

[Deleted member 2719]

Hi, IT skilled person.

Windows 10 and entering a website through Microsoft edge,I suddenly had this flash up.

I have Malwarebytes and it did not kick in.

Is it genuine or not?

Please help

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Scam - spot the very poor English !

Looks like you have a virus.

 

[Cian]

Absolute fake

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Scam - spot the very poor English !

Looks like you have a virus.

So what should I do run malware bytes?

Run windows defender?


Throw PC out of window


Please don't say wipe.

 

[studio150]

AS always the best advice is if in doubt don't click the link, but this is clearly fake

 

[Deleted member 2719]

AS always the best advice is if in doubt don't click the link, but this is clearly fake

I have avoided that as I suspected it, I just wondered how I have got this and how will I know I have got rid of it?? Or haven't I got anything yet?

 

[Is it PotG?]

On matters of such IT technicality and seriousness, there is only one person to ask.

PS. Dare I ask the type of website you were frequenting?

 

[Westdene Seagull]

So what should I do run malware bytes?

Run windows defender?


Throw PC out of window


Please don't say wipe.

Turn it off and back on again ?

Sorry, seriously, you mention you have Malwarebytes - is it up to date ? Run a full system scan. Also make sure you have a virus checker installed - AVG or Avast are very good. Then run a full scan. Try using a different browser - Chrome or Firefox - Edge is probably the worst on the 'market'.

 

[BBassic]

Definitely fake.

It's come up as a 'System Warning' but then the pop-up afterwards has that little bit about 'Don't let this page create more messages'

Microsoft don't tend to throw pop-ups around to let you know about system problems.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Turn it off and back on again ?

Sorry, seriously, you mention you have Malwarebytes - is it up to date ? Run a full system scan. Also make sure you have a virus checker installed - AVG or Avast are very good. Then run a full scan. Try using a different browser - Chrome or Firefox - Edge is probably the worst on the 'market'.

Yes Malwarebytes is up to date, I also have super anti spyware is that good enough as the last time I used AVG it slowed PC up considerably and Avast I had up sell after up sell! I actually found Edge faster than Chrome, but I do flick between the two.

 

[Argartu]

It's a website popup message, your PC should be fine. I would update Malwarebytes and run scans as per other posters suggestions to be safe, but it's very likely that everything is fine. The thing that gives it away is the tickbox saying "Don't let this page create more messages". If it were a geniune system message, that would not be present.

 

[B-right-on]

Also your settings in Windows 10 should be set to update automatically by default.

It could be just the website flashing up a pop up rather than something downloaded if your scans don't find anything.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

It's a website popup message, your PC should be fine. I would update Malwarebytes and run scans as per other posters suggestions to be safe, but it's very likely that everything is fine. The thing that gives it away is the tickbox saying "Don't let this page create more messages". If it were a geniune system message, that would not be present.

Also your settings in Windows 10 should be set to update automatically by default.

It could be just the website flashing up a pop up rather than something downloaded if your scans don't find anything.

You two are starting to make me feel all fluffy and warm.

Just when I wanted to stick a 10 pound sledge hammer through the unit.

I am going in, wish me luck.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Nearly as bad as all the emails I keep getting saying they've hacked my webcam and are going to post loads of footage of me ******* to porn unless I pay a ransom.

Thing is, I've already uploaded the footage to YouPorn myself anyway.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

You two are starting to make me feel all fluffy and warm.

Just when I wanted to stick a 10 pound sledge hammer through the unit.

I am going in, wish me luck.

Good luck, you may be some time!

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Nearly as bad as all the emails I keep getting saying they've hacked my webcam and are going to post loads of footage of me ******* to porn unless I pay a ransom.

Thing is, I've already uploaded the footage to YouPorn myself anyway.

Always makes me laugh those emails ...... no webcam on my laptop