Andy Kaplan-Myrth's Webstream

Browsing the web, this dialog box popped up warning about malware and wanting to scan my computer. Suspecting a threat from the warning itself (oh yes, I know they can be tricky), I made sure my Panda antivirus was running and let the dialog box do its thing. It loaded up this page (see screenshot) that looked a lot like the My Computer window, claimed to do a scan, and then had me download an executable attachment. That's where I cut it off.  These malware threats are very sophisticated, and antivirus software will not necessarily protect you. This reinforces the importance of being suspicious of anything that happens in your web browser

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