Especially where there aren't any!


D'yua ever have those freaky moments where your computer suddenly starts telling you that you have some hundred viruses or something infecting your pc, then demanding for you to download and pay for a particular product to get rid of them? Then do you actually download what's reccommended, forgetting you have virus protection and such already, and pay some $50 for the full version of a REAL virus to come and infect?

Haha... That used to freak me out, and if it were a few years back I'd have been flipping right now...
But eh, yay for having taken CPR (Computer Repair and Programming) and knowing that when something like that happens, you're not REALLY infected - the front face of a single virus tries to trick an easilly scared and ignorant person into downloading the full virus.

If you ever see that sort of thing starting, what you should do is immediatly run your already existing antivirus software to see if there is anything really there. If you want to be extra sure, run your spyware program, and any registry cleaners or CCleaner at the same time. If all comes up clear; chances are you don't have some hundred viruses. The page that claims you have them will usually be rigged to start downloading even if you try to tell it not to... so what you do is X out of your internet or browser, and go back in; and freaking don't let it complete any download. You'll be fine.

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Reason I write this is I just ran into a page claiming such things... and instead of freaking out, I coud just laugh.

Funny funny trojans. They can't get you if you are already wise to them.