Internet Virus is out there hitting the streets hard

In easy to understand terms…there is an Internet virus spreading like wild fire right now. I see this in my shop at least a couple of times a week. It’s not a virus that is usually caught by your standard anti-virus program. I call this thread of viruses “A family”. It’s actually got a few names that it runs under but for the general user, they will see “Antivirus 2008 ” or “Antivirus 2009” on their desktop or start getting pop up ads for removal.

There are many ways the virus tricks you into downloading it. One way is through the fake “Google” window, they replicated Google and the whole window is “the virus” so no matter what you click on, even the X in the corner…you have activated a download. This is very tricky to avoid, so I just recommend going to your start menu and rebooting your computer. There are other ways to close this window, but for the general user, this is easiest. This goes for Macintosh users as well…I have seen the “windows” pop up on my Macintosh.

Once you get the virus, if you get it removed right away…you’re in good shape. If you let the virus grow, your computer could end up on the reformat block (meaning, starting your computer from scratch and losing everything if not backed up).

A few tips and tricks…

• Back up your data, music, pictures, and any important information right away. It’s best to back up your “stuff” weekly. Take the few minutes to do this and you will be thankful you did. 
• If you get a pop up about this virus in any regard, do not touch the box at all. Reboot your computer and do not go back to that website you were just on. That’s the easiest way to get rid of that box. Those boxes have words in it that you have to read carefully and even a “No I don’t want to download” will actually probably still download the virus. It’s best to not go back and reboot. 
• If you have this virus now and have just recently noticed it, I can assist over the phone with you to remove it. Removing it now rather than later will save you headaches as it will slow down your computer and get it to a stage it will not let you use the computer.  

~Lisa
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Lisa Hendrickson
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