This morning our computer was blocked from the internet by a site accusing us of using the internet inappropriately and asking for money before the computer can be unblocked. Be aware of this scam circulating at present.
Tony A
Computer Scam
Friday December 12, 2014 by Fiona H
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How did you deal with the matter, I had a similar virus sent to my computer while I was away this last summer and it took a clean up programme to get rid of it.
Its at the computer doctors in Ashbourne!
I have just remembered what I used to get the virus off my computer, it was a malware programme called HITMAN PRO and it does the job very well.
Many thanks
Just one more thing I have thought of which may help you. There is a very good free anti-virus and anti malware programme to download its called BIT DEFENDER and the nice thing about this programme is that its not always prompting you to buy a better programme it just gets on with job of protecting your computer. Its worth checking out.
Updated by the Blog Team on 24th Dec 2015 at Mike’s request:
“What Tony A experienced is not uncommon and may not be a virus or scam. The difficulty arises when you download a program for a free trial, say 30 days, and then decide you don’t want it and leave it at that. But, in downloading it in the first place, you are asked in a dialog box whether you agree to the terms and conditions. Most people never read these T&C’s, they just click ‘yes’ and continue with the download. Unaware of the T&C’s, 30 days later they find their computer is ‘locked’ with a demand for payment. The T&C’s contain a clause which you have agreed to, to pay for the software you have downloaded before 30 days are up. Unless you uninstall what you have downloaded for a free trial, you then have a ticking time bomb. Part of the downloaded program contains software that activates the locking of your computer after 30 days if you have not paid for the download. You can then only unlock your computer by paying for the download after which the computer is unlocked. From a contractual standpoint the supplier of the download is on firm ground; if you have unlicensed software on your computer the supplier is entitled to ask for payment and to point out what Tony A described as “using the internet inappropriately”. Taking the computer to a computer doctor involves expense which may be more than the license fee demanded. Similarly using antivirus software is difficult if the computer is locked. The lesson to be learned by anyone downloading from the internet is to read the T&C’s before deciding to download. You can call this a scam if you like, but the old adage ‘caveat emptor’ holds true. The buyer should beware. Mike R”