Come on over to the Dark Side...It'll be a Hoot!
Actually being hit by maleware is no fun. A friend of mine (who shall remain nameless and is banned from EVER touching my computer again) went to a bogus site. A blizzard of popups hit the screen and malware attacked my computer.
IF this should ever happen to you, IMMEDIATELY yank the ethernet plug from your modem if you are hardwired. If you are running wireless, disconnect the connection - FAST! This will stop more damaging software from downloading and you can then start the lengthy clean up process.
Unfortunately, I was not home at the time. When I did get home my screen still had popups running rampant and so was the malware. Really loooong story short. I have new spyware. After many days of clean up and repair, damage has been so extensive to windows that I'm going to have to rescue my files, reformat my hard drive, and start over. Nuf said!
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