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Old 01-27-2024, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 View Post
I ran some kind of advanced scan that took 15 minutes to do.
I hope you didn't run a scan that the guy on the phone told you to run. If so, you might have just installed ransomware, and they'll be able to control your computer and shut it down any time they want until you pay them. And then they can do it again. And again. And again.