There seems to be a lot more viruses going around the internet these days and it’s becoming easier and easier to get them. In the past you could be fairly certain that if you didn’t visit dodgy websites or open an email attachment that you wouldn’t get a virus. Today you can get viruses just by clicking on an image result in Google if the site you’re clicking on is setup as an infectious website. It’s a shame because the internet could be ruined by things like this if more isn’t done about it.
The most common at the moment seem to be fake virus checkers which pop up a message saying that the computer has been infected. To remove the infection you need to buy a virus checker – which is actually just a fake bit of software and often another virus! The problem is that these types of scams are very believable and it’s easy to see how someone who doesn’t have much experience with computers could be conned into spending their money and giving away their credit card details.
If you get one of these fake virus checkers then whatever you do don’t buy the software. Instead contact someone who knows a lot about computers and ask them to get rid of it properly for you. If you buy the fake software then not only are you wasting money but you’re also handing over your credit card details to a criminal who can then do what they want with it.