happysaz133
New Member
I'm pretty much completely in the dark when it comes to viruses, so I'm looking for some help.
I have Norton Anti-Virus on my computer, and have kept it updated to protect my computer. It's always worked fine, and I have never had any problems, until yesterday when I switched the computer on, a small popup in the corner of the screen appeared, saying 'You have a security problem'. All these windows opened saying it was Anti-Virus and it showed a list of all the problems in my system, and told me I needed to upgrade to protect the computer. So naturally I was a little wary, because even I know you have to be careful when it comes to downloading some things. So I got all those windows closed, and then a small Norton box appeared saying 'An attempt to attack your computer was blocked'. I clicked 'Details' and it said it was a 'Fake Virus Scan'.
However ever since, this popup keeps appearing, and the windows too. I just don't know if its genuine and I should download this (for £35 roughly), or if its something to worry about. I ran a scan on Norton and it didn't say any problems BUT I looked online and it said this Anti-Virus program picks up codes that Norton cannot.
Either way, this popup and windows is getting very annoying, and I can't quite deal with it much longer, I'm trying to get work done, and its making it very difficult.
So what do I do? Should I take it to a computer place? Thanks in advance.
I have Norton Anti-Virus on my computer, and have kept it updated to protect my computer. It's always worked fine, and I have never had any problems, until yesterday when I switched the computer on, a small popup in the corner of the screen appeared, saying 'You have a security problem'. All these windows opened saying it was Anti-Virus and it showed a list of all the problems in my system, and told me I needed to upgrade to protect the computer. So naturally I was a little wary, because even I know you have to be careful when it comes to downloading some things. So I got all those windows closed, and then a small Norton box appeared saying 'An attempt to attack your computer was blocked'. I clicked 'Details' and it said it was a 'Fake Virus Scan'.
However ever since, this popup keeps appearing, and the windows too. I just don't know if its genuine and I should download this (for £35 roughly), or if its something to worry about. I ran a scan on Norton and it didn't say any problems BUT I looked online and it said this Anti-Virus program picks up codes that Norton cannot.
Either way, this popup and windows is getting very annoying, and I can't quite deal with it much longer, I'm trying to get work done, and its making it very difficult.
So what do I do? Should I take it to a computer place? Thanks in advance.