| Many people are having huge issues with what is | | | | very skeptical. Not only could this be a virus that |
| scam software. This would be software that says it's | | | | could ruin your machine, it could be this type of |
| there to do a certain purpose for your machine but in | | | | software. |
| reality is doing very little for your machine. The | | | | Any unsolicited attachments, whether software or |
| people creating this software are taking your money | | | | anything else, even if from someone you know could |
| without giving you a real benefit. In many cases they | | | | be a virus or other malware. Never open u n solicited |
| are actually causing a disservice and this software | | | | attachments. I'll sometimes call the person that sent |
| itself may be malware such as a viros or spyware | | | | it on the phone to see if they really sent it |
| itself. Many people who don't know much about | | | | themselves. |
| computers don't realize that this is happening to them | | | | If you think you might have this type of software |
| since they don't understand the dynamics of what is | | | | on your machine asking you for money to fix a |
| going on. Learn how to attempt to avoid scam | | | | problem, get an anti-virus and spyware program to |
| software. | | | | remove it. Run these two tools first. If the pop ups |
| If you are surfing the internet and getting popups | | | | are for a scam, these pieces of software will get |
| saying that your computer is infected not coming | | | | these things off your machine in most cases. If not |
| from your anti-virus program, this is most likely a | | | | you may need technical help as anti-virus and anti |
| scam. Many times these will show that you have | | | | spyware programs are never 100% effective. |
| something on your machine. In reality you do not, or | | | | Always read real reviews of software products |
| at least you certainly do not have what they claim. | | | | before making a purchase. If you do a search for the |
| They are just there to get you to pay a fee to | | | | name of the software your computer is telling you |
| remove something that doesn't exist. At any point if | | | | to buy, many times in minutes you can find out if the |
| you get a random pop up on your computer, be | | | | software is legitimate or just a scam. Do this with |
| skeptical as well. | | | | anything you are going to purchase just to protect |
| If you get free software attached to your email, be | | | | yourself. |