I just got my PC back from the shop. He'd seen the virus we had alot recently. and said it was a BAD one. It locks up uour PC and does endless scans with something called Platinum Security Protection I think. (shield shape logo)
It stops you from getting on the internet and said I had 39 corrupted files and viruses. Couldn't restore or start up in safe mode, so I sent it out.
The tech loaded me up with a year subscription of Norton for $29.99. I had been using free Avast anti-virus, with Malwarebytes added on. Guess it didn't help in this case.
Looking back, I did open an email designated spam on my Frontiernet email. I was duped into opening it bacause the title was print your airline ticket. I was afraid someone had cloned my Visa. When I opened the email it said I bought a $270 ticket to Charlotte, which was BS after I checked my credit card account.
Not completely sure this was the culprit. But I learned my lesson after spending $160 to fix. No more opening spam that I don't know. Beware.
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