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Old 05-13-2022, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by MartinSE View Post
Windows 11 (not sure about 10, but I think it) provides you with a Microsoft anti-virus that also provides live browsing protection (assuming you have it turned on). It is one of the best in the industry - and it is free. Malwarebytes provides an excellent addition to it, as others have said above. I recommend the premium version, but the free version does work.

NO antivirus is 100% effective, the best you can hope for is about 50% to 60%. So, safe browsing is a really good idea.

And yes, you did the right thing - when you hit one of those sites, don't even try to close the window - just power down.
I agree that the Windows anti-virus (Windows Defender) is the best available. No need to buy anything else. In fact some commercial anti-virus creates problems.

However, I doubt that your problem was actually a virus. I suspect it was a browser popup created by malware on a website you are visiting. These messages are trying to get you to call “the helpline” so that they can sell you some fake computer service in order to get your banking info or install a virus on your computer.

As mentioned previously, force a reboot on your pc and then run Windows Defender. Then clear your browser history and cache.