Don't Fall For This Virus Warning Scam!

A few weeks ago my father in law fell victim to this scam. He was browsing on the Internet and suddenly received a warning on his screen telling him he had a virus and to call an 800 number immediately. Don't fall for this scam!

[@quarristerman2588]

I would just call them and troll them.

[@tehrealfoxyhero3130]

FUFUGANU do they hack u phone

[@MemerCat0]

TehRealFoxy [Hero] nope

[@LilSwervoJr]

Quarrister Man same

[@luisfonseca2086]

Quarrister Man And be syskeyd

[@lithiumwyvern_]

+Luís Fonseca Who cares if a VM is used? It's always possible to bring back a snapshot or just freaking remake the VM.

[@pichupichu2222]

"No matter how OFFICAL they sound" so an Indian man sounds OFFICAL?

[@chocoblocko9cb991]

Pichu Pichu lol

[@SaiyanX5]

Pichu Pichu LOL I fell for it a while back and an Indian dude picked up, once I told him to eat shit he kept calling my house for like a month straight 😂😂

[@bloodguts6786]

Pichu Pichu Not to sound racist but it's always some indian dude, that's how I know and they'll also call you to tell you that they are calling from Microsoft​ because your computer is leaking important information and of course it's the same guy or some other Indian person. One time a lady called me with the same bullshit about my computer and how she's calling from Microsoft, I told her "Microsoft doesn't call people" She said "Ok, hold one second" And she hung up, Again it was an Indian person. Another time man called with the same crap and I told him that I was happy that he called me again so that Interpol can properly trace where he's calling from so they know who to arrest. I never heard from him again. When you call them on their bullshit they quickly fall back.

[@bloodguts6786]

Pichu Pichu Not to sound racist but it's always some indian dude, that's how I know and they'll also call you to tell you that they are calling from Microsoft​ because your computer is leaking important information and of course it's the same guy or some other Indian person. One time a lady called me with the same bullshit about my computer and how she's calling from Microsoft, I told her "Microsoft doesn't call people" She said "Ok, hold one second" And she hung up, Again it was an Indian person. Another time man called with the same crap and I told him that I was happy that he called me again so that Interpol can properly trace where he's calling from so they know who to arrest. I never heard from him again. When you call them on their bullshit they quickly fall back.

[@michealstephenyalung5860]

Pichu Pichu bruh I hear that same voiced indian man in like most of the tutorials ive watched

[@ContactDeadAhead]

Yes your computer have many virus. I will fix for $400. You must give social security and credit cards ok?

[@4everanarsenalfan]

Of course

[@riyayesyes]

LOL

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

whos'Yee? who is "our" fate? after how many years? @Next Generation

[@dogsys]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

[@JessicaB1078]

Lol

[@nuggetalmighty1490]

*calls them* Me : is this the krusty krab?

[@isaac2bands]

No this is Patrick

[@vxbechxck4237]

n o, *T H I S* *I S* *P A T R I C K*

[@JessicaB1078]

No, this is P A T R I C K

[@AlexYazanGames]

@@vxbechxck4237 no, *T H I S* *I S* *S P A R T A*

[@khaoula8447]

@@AlexYazanGames no, T H I S I S F A N T A

[@acario100]

Who the hell falls for this?! If you pay attention for a few seconds it's obvious. It's in a tab on your browser, I mean damn!

[@tamirmitnitski]

Old people.... Who don't know how Tech works...

[@hahanein2020]

Most of the time people are too panicked to think logically about the situation.

[@Sabyoficial]

Well they can auto-install something but these stupid alerts with phone numbers are simple JavaScript code

[@thepunisher4362]

AceArion snas

[@soviettaters341]

Some you can't close unless you go in task manager, but even then, thats so unbelievable.

[@thraitor7819]

I dont understand how people can fall for this

[@chydedelaplace8947]

Thraitor It's the people who don't waste they're time on their computer all day who fall for it. It isn't a matter of intelligence. They're just not very skilled with this particular thing.

[@jasonzhao9641]

I stupidly did

[@267cal]

It's different, I was 11 and I got a legit blue screen that said your computer had a virus with a voice which for that time I was home alone made it rlly scary. I couldn't click off of it. So restarted it my computer and it was fine. Luckily I never called the number. I wasn't doing anything bad on the computer I was doing research for a project for school.

[@chadchin2500]

At times make a mistake i never know a bout this and the warning was telling me x and it look like Windows i never know but i call them and told them my problem so they sent me a remote assistance to show me my problem saying my widow warranty was up and say make fee was good then he say to get rid of the problem i need to give them my credit card number i ask a question so a female tecnishion came on the line and say to clear out the problem i need to give them my credit card number and send them money i tell them i don't have a credit card so i am sorry i don't have i am a kid and my father call me so i was ruled but the person hang up so i went to my laptop to if the mouse stop moving and the mouse stop moving and i see your remot asses is cancelled so it say do your want to exit it click yes i did that i shot down the laptop then i tunern it back on and i ran macca free and ten run malware bits and it find a lot i then put it in a virus volt then delete it all all thene i shut down the laptop then i restart the laptop back on and reppet the scan and wen it finished i looked i don't see eny unwanted thing so i learn from my mistake but they ask me for my ferst and last name but i am new i never know or told abut it my father is not a cmputer persion nether my mom so i sleep up now i am feeling nervous and scard now i am training to learn from this experience to not reppet it

[@isaac2bands]

Lol I was watching porn then one of them cane up

[@googleuser377]

“hackers” more like script kiddies

[@mgames2190]

Shut up i am hacker :P

[@gdrlouie]

M games thank for your satire

[@JessicaB1078]

@@mgames2190 Thanks! You revealed that you are a hacker so now nobody will believe you!

[@FREAKOUTMUSIC46290]

lol yes precisely

[@foxsin_ban2954]

Called the number once. Moment I realised it was an Indian dude I said "Thank you for calling Domino's can I help you?"

[@eastcoastcc2631]

I'm 12 and I even know not to click on those also it's really easy to know if it's a pop up ad

[@workingonanames]

MrSoldier why

[@Clex-]

TheNamesEthan well it’s you’re so you’re not smart

[@owlie1855]

I'm 11 and I know how to avoid them and remove them

[@triangulum8869]

TheNamesEthan r/iamverysmart

[@abcab1885]

@TheNamesEthan lol, RAT is not hacking

[@haydensister6971]

I almost fell for this thank you so much you saved me my heartbeat was like at 200mph

[@henrythomas9514]

I’ve never related more

[@jackpemberton8205]

So we both felt the same jheez I was so scared

[@JoseM1810]

Jack Pemberton so if I’m on the hub and it says a baker is tracking you? It’s fake

[@caprisun1988]

Amuse a baker 👨‍🍳

[@jackpemberton8205]

Amuse ye it’s fake

[@kaitlynanderson65]

Someone called me and asked me if I could hear them, (scam) This is the convo: Scammer: Hello? Me: Hi Scammer: Can you hear me Me: No Scammer: Are you there? Me: No this is Patrick Scammer: Can you say yes for me? Me: *says in really high pitch voice* NO THIS IS PATRICK Scammer: .. *hangs up* Me: 👏🏻

[@workingonanames]

Katie Marie's World I likey

[@kellywilliams5626]

They are trying to get you to say yes so they can use your voice to agree to thinks using your bank details.

[@faith-xn9yv]

That is one if the most dangerous scams out there. They always ask if you can here them first so they can get your voice recognition to say "yes" for permission of your bank account

[@maricraft6969]

Katie Marie's World 😂😂😂

[@gregorymanning5019]

Katie Marie's World OMG SAME

[@ComputerHelpHawaii]

Your report makes computer virus scam victims feel less embarrassed about being scammed. I deal with this issue all the time here in Honolulu. Thank you for this.

[@heroxarchive4491]

I ALMOST fell for this, but I ended up unplugging my computer from the wall and no damage was done.

[@erikrigt4294]

Same XD

[@originalhgc]

Christ, I hate network news show features. They waste so much time telling you so little information. Things they could have told you: The pop-up (usually) locks your browser, and disables your ability to close or switch from the browser tab where it occurs. They also could explain how it is this takes over your browser page seemingly at random when you're navigating to a page that is not the source of the problem -- ie, where does this come from? They could explain that Microsoft and Apple NEVER communicate with their customers in this fashion. They could at least hint at the role played by anti-virus and anti-malware programs to protect you. When it happens to me (Windows), I go to the task manager, and start killing processes associated with the browser, one-by-one, until the infected tab is closed. Then I don't have to go through a reboot.

[@lithiumwyvern_]

WTF, do you use Chrome that you need to close multiple processes? Firefox master race. We need to only close one process to close everything.

[@acario100]

The guy is exaggerating. You never have to go as far as what he did. Hell, with chrome, the browser doesn't even permanently lock.

[@CalDevenz]

Firefox is shit!! it freezes up completely when I use firefox but with chrome it doesn't freeze up at all.

[@VeIocity]

originalhgc hey my name is Jeff 8

[@mrfootfxtish9430]

How to open task manager?

[@vaudabean2269]

I fell for it 🤦🏾‍♀️ when they asked for money a light bulb went off in my head. I called the bank and closed all my accounts.

[@polarworld7958]

Such a boomer

[@makaylasanimations2445]

Zx the legend wtf you’re a boomer

[@shuhhua]

@@polarworld7958 lol but you still play roblox, boomer

[@well_hello_there1377]

What do you mean

[@TheWarHorse100]

@@polarworld7958 I almost fell for this scam years ago. I'm 23 today. I know a lot about computers and even I almost fell for it.

[@lemon9807]

I was on my iMac and it says windows has detected a virus xD. Smh

[@doloresghee8853]

Lemon Snaps lol windows u can tell it’s fake because iMac isn’t windows people are stupid

[@JessicaB1078]

Lol

[@MsQueenieClem]

I was on my chromebook and it said windows detected a virus

[@Jhihmoac]

LOL! I got a similar pop-up alert that said my Mac OS was infected, and I have Windows!

[@machinezyt595]

I escaped one of those by restarting the computer

[@BigOscy777]

Same

[@mylo5023]

MachinezYT i use task manager

[@SHIRLEY09ish]

MachinezYT I was lucky I escaped one cause I had an extra tab on safari and I quickly closed it

[@keysmarsands351]

MachinezYT hey I did the same thing too

[@dontcryboutit]

Senemie or you can use task kilker

[@umsajed]

This scam is still happening..... They tried it on me this evening.

[@mylo5023]

Zahra Abu Lileh same

[@imoraljuptorion2053]

Quick question, could the ad itself insert a virus onto your computer?

[@hamiltonbitches453]

They tried it on me like 15 mins ago.

[@melody-fk4jn]

Happened to me yesterday..

[@gunjeebus3453]

Zahra Abu Lileh same

[@Mothalas]

“Your device has been infected with 27 viruses from visiting an adult website”

[@karson4137]

This happens to you too!

[@ashleyn8566]

That’s happens to me even tho I don’t visit adult websites-

[@f0am557]

Is this fake?

[@karson4137]

@@f0am557 wdym

[@Mothalas]

@@f0am557 No it isnt, a month ago when i posted my comment i had gotten this message and thats why i ended up at this video. It is fake but the app to download the “anti malware” IS the actual malware

[@EyesOfTalan]

That feeling when you get a pop up ad saying your Mac Book has 3 viruses and you're using Windows. Also, it was a redirected link.

[@fuzonacid]

An Indian accent. I'm shocked! :-). These guys regularly phone me to say my computer is infected so you don't even have to be browsing.

[@xgoldenskyx1777]

OML XD tbh, if I got regular calls like that I'd probably tell them "But.... I don't own a computer..."

[@hotdog12ify]

a hindu fella asked me to let him in my p,c. and he would fix my problem. i had him wait and still waitting.

[@leannestrong1000]

We should make sure kids are educated on internet scammers right when we know they have started using the internet. I remember when I was a kid, kids were taught about cyberbullying, and about how to stay safe on the internet, but I don't remember ever being taught about internet scammers. If I had been taught about internet scammers, not only would I have known how to avoid them, but I would have wanted to educate others, so they would know about this stuff too.

[@aritrosaha1616]

I'm 10 and I destroy these popups in 10 seconds. I keep on pressing the ok button until it shows a box that says "Prevent this page from creating more dialogues". After checking it, I can close the tab

[@aritrosaha1616]

good old grandma Bad Day?

[@user-tt6ct4ii8t]

In our family, im the youngest, but i know most about computers. I mean my friend uninstalled Avast, to clear up space!

[@iamnotdeadpool6479]

No that's a stupid lesson. We should teach them the values of AdBlock.

[@chadchin2500]

It happens to me i don't know i was scard and nervous wen i saw it i try to x off the window warming is say don't shout the coputher warning in English and i it say call the nomber i did call it to find out so they say something is rough with my laptop so they sey run a app that can remotely use my mouse so i was at my laptop they say put in my full name i did and i did not know about this i am a kid so one guy say i have a problem to fix it they need my credit card number and x a mout of money i went on asking questions so the guy put me on to a reconision and the person say my warranty is up and they need my credit cardnumber number to fix it i told the two the truth i say i don't have a credit card so they ask if my father or my mom have it i say no they don't have created card and my laptop was a gift i don't have eny money so i was scard and panicked but i saw like they exit the remote assistance wer the mouse stop moving and they did call me back but i went on KZbin and see this video be for that i went back on the net i dod not see it come back so i did a scan and i restart the laptop and did not see eny chang then i did a scan with a anty mallwere scan and i find at lest 30 something and i put it in a valt but be for that it look like Windows so i gave my email and pass word to if that fix it but it did not one i never see it stop sowing up so I am not a well and i don't not know so i don't know what to i mess up

[@handiable]

I am so sick of those scam artists from India and Africa. They should give them life in prison for putting this sh__t on the computers of people.

[@crisis_actor]

3:54 "and then watch this! he starts SURFING THER WEB"

[@StevenTorrey]

So you filled up your 5:21 minutes with blather without telling people what to do when one of those pop-ups occur. Thanks for NOTHING! SO I WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO: IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF YOUR COMPUTER FROM THE POWER SWITCH, not the computer shut down, that is too slow. Shutting down from the POWER SWITCH breaks your internet connection immediately and prevents the virus from actually downloading. Then restart your computer in safe mode, hopefully it will NOT have actually infected your computer. From SAFE MODE: Run any antivirus program you have, or Malwarebytes, or Adaware, or CCLeaner just to be certain your computer is not infected. And as always, don't fall for these scams.

[@richards4986]

Steven Torrey Agree with you. I actually take out the power and the battery . reboot and scan prior to re connecting to the Internet . then scan again and update protection.

[@jagmanpreetsingh8773]

Steven Torrey. very simple go to your web browser history and delete all off the history or delete the specific page where you were trying to search while that message came up. it will be gone

[@bionicdexterity3201]

Steven Torrey nothing happens if it pops up, it's only when u call, or download some shit that it gives u. But It isn't gonna stop popping up even if u do all of what u said :/

[@MemerCat0]

Steven Torrey ummm refresh the page

[@williamlehuy]

An easier answer: Don't encounter it at all in the first place. Use an AdBlock. Never go on untrusted websites, and make sure your connection is over an https if you are entering a password.

[@crazyfororcasproduction]

I just shut down my computer when that happens or restart it.

[@Antonio-he4oh]

CrazyForOrcas Production either will work

[@davesworld7961]

CrazyForOrcas Production Thats what I do and erase search history of it.

[@victorsousa7239]

Just use task manager dude.

[@user-tt6ct4ii8t]

Only for a Windows Computer! Its called Alt + F4 (Alt + F4, closes the current program running that's highlighted. If Alt + F4 don't work, hold Ctrl + Alt + Delete, than click ''Task manager'' than find the web browser, (for example Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft edge) and click ''End task'' if a popup comes up, click ''Yes'')

[@melody-fk4jn]

I'm too scared to open up mine.

[@lizerdfootjinx3917]

*random scammer calls me* Conversation: Me: *silent* Them *silent* me: *silent* Them: *hangs up* Also sometimes it goes like this *random scammer calls me* Conversation: Me: *silent* Them. *silent* me: *silent* Them:"hello?..." Me: *hangs up*

[@gato4002]

Same

[@jerryshillington2373]

Fam I say I work as a pornhub programmer

[@judyberends4586]

Thank you for sharing this. Important message. I've seen these stupid things.

[@davidbrown6173]

It happened to me I didn't fall for it I researched it

[@darshwana6912]

what to do after that pop ups u have any idea

[@PixelDreamscape]

Darshwana Rana If it is one that locks your browser and tab won't close on Windows press alt+ctrl+del click on task manager close firefox or chrome or edge or iexplorer. If Mac press alt+command+esc and select firefox chrome or safari in force quit applications when it pops up and then force quit button. If you never want to see the popups ever again even if you go to a website that shows the popup 100% everytime you visit use firefox with "popup blocker strict" extension and "uBlock Origin" extension and kiss the call center popups goodbye.

[@elvis9518]

David Brown me too

[@koloaheimuli5135]

David Brown I fell for it.

[@Aditya-ck8xr]

Same here

[@omgitswill5494]

I actually recently fell for this and I feel so dumb 🤦🏽‍♂️ even though I’ve done my own extensive research before.. got me good lol now trying to fix my computer properly

[@rofl8770]

I got one of these and it wouldn't let me close out and I was like SHUT DOWN SHUT DOWN SHUT DOWN so I shut it down and watched this video asap. And I was like oh PHEW

[@Nova_Shiny]

Same lol but i paniked but also kinda assumed it was fake

[@browntooth8621]

This has been happening for years. Everyone already knows about this!

[@Whitchanges]

No me....

[@TeenX-]

@@Whitchanges same just happend to me last night lol

[@Angel-wq4fp]

I got one and freaked out and turned off my computer

[@WantBadtime]

Restarting can always fix this problem.

[@crownedclown1603]

Theresa Horton or just X out

[@user-tt6ct4ii8t]

Only for a Windows Computer! Its called Alt + F4 (Alt + F4, closes the current program running that's highlighted. If Alt + F4 don't work, hold Ctrl + Alt + Delete, than click ''Task manager'' than find the web browser, (for example Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft edge) and click ''End task'' if a popup comes up, click ''Yes'')

[@melody-fk4jn]

Same.

[@Z4ch]

entie 360 i got one and closed chrome

[@pigpog1600]

If you fall for this you deserve to be scammed. Basic internet knowledge. I think in schools kids should be taught about this stuff in depth. Its better to be paranoid about everything on the internet than be too lenient. People underestimate the power of having internet access. A few keystrokes and you can land yourself in the shitter. I learnt that a lot of stuff is barely legit. If any of this stuff pops up for you, a word of advice is to do some troubleshooting, try closing the page, then go on to ALT+F4, move on to CTRL+ALT+DELETE to access your task manager, crash your web browser through that, if none of this works which is very unlikely just turn off your computer.

[@triangulum8869]

astro I feel more worried not knowing how to deal with this things than knowing just what all can happen

[@George50809]

I applaud her for being willing to inform us about what happened to her. I have fallen for a scam that cost me 1,200 dollars. That was years ago. The FCC sent me a check for 522.42 in March 2018 as a ripoff (scam) refund. I do not know if any of these clowns were ever prosecuted. So I got almost half of it back, but I was fortunate to get that.

[@martinjef]

Thanks for this video ! I was about to fell into this spam !

[@paulnewman1185]

Lmfao our "Computer expert" aka our person with common sense

[@beulaieon]

The Lesson - Dont Talk to Indians thro Phones

[@justsomeonehere884]

@I Live In A 16-Bit Van Down By The 8-Bit River exactly just got a new phone with someone's old phone number and i keep getting links sent to me

[@Rick51]

Thank you so much, I was panicking and I dint know what to do

[@thetruedeeznuts9423]

Dude thank you so much I fell for one of these I clicked on a website I don’t know what it was and it made my heart beat at 300mph, it said 2 damaging viruses had been found in my phone and it looked really legit so I started panicking (I have an iPhone XS Max so the Bluetooth symbol doesn’t show up) so I was being really scared so I’m end into a voice message my dad sent me and it started lagging out and thought it wasn’t lying but then when I played it after 3 times the screen didn’t go black (because sometimes if I try playing a video on WhatsApp or a voice message it will lag out and turn my screen black for a second).

[@hurb7602]

lol i know how to fix it get a ad blocker, a vpn, and CLOSE THE BROWSER IF U SEE THIS.

[@spacecore2935]

Add this: if it won’t let you close the browser, use task manager.

[@maserides4008]

I turned off my pc and deleted it out of my history. Does that work?

[@meii-pn3qr]

Thats what i did! thank god.

[@duckdynasty123la3]

No offense to the girl at the start, but who just gives your login information or password to a person who you don’t even have proof is actually working for Microsoft/Apple. My Lenvo laptop had the exact same message. I’m not gonna lie it caught me off guard, but I didn’t immediately call the number the pop up told me to call. I went to my files and looked for any malicious files and I deleted the sketchy ones. I reseted my laptop and the pop ups stopped. I even took a step further and used my northern security to check my laptop and clean out any viruses. It’s not that hard to tell a virus over a real message. But I do understand if they’re old and don’t really understand how viruses work. But other than that there shouldn’t be any other reason you can fall for this trick.

[@cobbglenn111]

Bless her little heart

[@JONALDYT]

This once happened to me, exact same thing. Even on a Mac. Something appeared screaming "IMPORTANT SECURITY MESSAGE." I closed out fast enough for it not to freak out on me. One time it started to load something... It blocked my whole computer. I couldn't close out of it. Finally, after 10 minutes, I restarted my computer like 10 times and it went back to normal. I still use the same Mac today :)

[@squidsona8509]

I get these all the time. I just ignore them.

[@ephex3094]

It's tough for me to when it doesn't allow me to exit and has that stupid AI voice blabbing on

[@Momo-vr1wp]

you could get a pop up blocker that could stop them all together

[@Milk-vy9uc]

Mr. Mothman7 just turn off your computer

[@railfansteve3053]

Luckily I did not pay becous I'm smart but I almost shit my pants

[@user-tt6ct4ii8t]

''Smart'' cant even spell because, you know your browser has an spell checker? Just highlight the word, than click what word you meant. Be sure to chose ''English US'' If you want even clearer text, install Grammarly! Its a browser add on, here is the link! Grammrly Link - www.grammarly.com/

[@sherryedwards695]

Wow, so scary. Thanks for sharing.

[@holyone48]

Hello, Jim Sadly I fell for this scam and gave them a credit card. My red flags didn't go off until late. I immediately called Microsoft and they told me to shut down my computer because they had control. I also called the credit card company and canceled the card before any transaction cleared. Today I received a call from them stating they are going to suit me for not owning up to the contract. Any advice? Help

[@drops043]

"it's a wirus" now, where have I heard that before...

[@Molent]

real life tip: don't trust anyone just your family.

[@lennyluzitano8920]

This happened to me two days ago but I didn't fall for it. I just used my cellphone camera to take a picture of the fake warning with evil persons phone number on my iMac display. I will report the number to the Cyber crime authorities pronto...and share this on my face book. Thank you very much

[@theinsaniac1792]

thx so much!

[@Andrew982_]

After seeing scambait videos I dont fall for those popups

[@noah.3522]

yeah same but i just go to task manager and ending the process

[@kikerazo8048]

Andrew'sComputerChannel the sane thing happen tp me i juat bought a new computer

[@thischannelisnotactive2123]

Task Manager

[@jordancarriveau371]

I have no life thus I have no personal information 🤣

[@rosazapata3306]

This just happened to me today, I was so scared and almost fell for it, they were trying to get $7800 out of my bank account. Very sad and lesson learned, stay safe out there.

[@jerryshillington2373]

When I get a potential scam call, I answer and say “Hello, thank you for calling PizzaHut! My name is _____ how may I help you?” They always hang up

[@hacksncheats6072]

People call my phone all the time and we ignore it!

[@kenziebacklin11]

It's these guys calling from India

[@mylo5641]

azia

[@technicialsupport864]

yes we do

[@ThisisBom]

yes but they will insist you they're in the states somewhere...

[@heroknaderi]

Wow 😮 and thanks for the info

[@twizz2540]

tip: always remember, tech support will never call first. ever

[@Damocles1337]

Typed in Yahoo.com into google

[@datlaunchystark1385]

And also tries to run 'tree' on a Mac xD

[@ttaute]

@@datlaunchystark1385 Since it is a DOS/win32 console program.

[@iamnotdeadpool6479]

"We're pretty smart if we fall it you probably will" Someone with the IQ of 40 wouldn't fall for this.

[@gato4002]

My mom fell for it and let them into my computer

[@karlahenriquez5799]

where was this video when I needed. They tried to convinced me that my Mac had a virus. My dumb ass actually thought hackers were going to steel my info. I told my dad what was happening and he told me to hang up and not listen what they were saying, but I didn't listen and kept asking the guy to show me how hackers suppostly got my info. After being in the phone with the guy, I started to get suspicious and started asking him, how this was happening. My dad got pissed that I didn't end up the call and grabbed my phone started yelling at the guy and told him he supposedly called the police lol and that they were going to catch his ass for trying to scam our family. I am so happy my dad did that because my dumb ass actually thought I had a virus.

[@brxstle]

one of these ads came up on my phone but had the steps as if it was for my computer immediatley clicked off knowing it was a scam because of that

[@notchcraft360]

Seriously I’ve seen this like 3 times, and never fell for it.

[@xnoqh4648]

How Can anyone fall for this... ._. BRUH

[@Nightmare0805Minecraft]

One time, I got a pop-up that downloaded a bunch of executables named unknown to my downloads folder automatically, I had to wipe my downloads folder immediately and run a Malware check...

[@djsnwjs]

This happened to me once, I called them and when they started talking I shouted "I DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH"

[@ryantoomey611]

Wait, so macs are NOT immune to viruses like Apple thinks

[@lithiumwyvern_]

Ryan Toomey Due to how Unix-likes and, more specifically, OS X works, Macs get barely any viruses... in the literal sense of the term (malicious code that attaches to executables and spreads, like good old CIH). However, they do get a lot of malware - just not as much as Windows does, only because they're far less popular. Trojans, worms, spyware/adware? All of that is there. And OS X is not low on the current big malware genre, ransomware. Even a well-known BitTorrent client for OS X, Transmission, got hijacked and combined with the KeRanger ransomware once!

[@jonothan9073]

Ryan Toomey they only reasons why Max's are less likely to get viruses is because they lock a lot of accessibility features unlike windows

[@JustGlitch]

Maciej Mućka I mean there is a bunch of java rats, works on Mac, Windows, Linux, etc Password Recovery, Remote Desktop, whole shit ton of shit

[@lithiumwyvern_]

+JustGlach Also, the main reason why Linux users tend to get less malware is because Linux users are tech-savvier on average and know better than to run random binaries or add random private repositories from the Internet. Also, they don't run around logged in as root, unlike what the average Windows setup looks like. One simple way to secure a Windows PC is to make a separate password-protected admin account and log in through a non-admin account, so launching elevated programs works like su. However, Linux is the prime target for server-focused malware, as it runs the vast majority of the world's web servers.

[@DillSoupDF]

Ryan Toomey yep

[@markwalker4732]

Got one from Microsoft beeping so loud I couldn’t stand it!!!!

[@glitterdrip19]

I got those a lot, I exit out of everything I can, restart my PC, and its usually fine. If I suspect anything beyond that, I do a fix me stick scan.

[@bennyg8395]

Thank you

[@chazowar9519]

I got something bloke that but it "claimed" they were Microsoft asking for my pc password and details Then I fought Why would Microsoft be asking for my pc password n stuff They should all ready have it

[@godsmixtape8371]

He was trying to use tree on a macbook😂😂

[@rhys8585]

I was thinking the same thing

[@rhys8585]

/cd as well

[@reddrumdrum]

This popped up and I was like "F*ck it I'll just get a new computer"

[@em-sy2oi]

My mom called the number on the ad, the person talking to my mom cursed her out. Ugh it made me so mad and sick! This should stop.

[@cv-ketel3150]

did he really try to run tree on mac lol nice

[@nyanpaul8819]

I would say when i call them "hello scammers can i plz hack you for info ABOUT YOUR COMPANY??? HRRMMMMMM?????" yea i would say that

[@aritrosaha1616]

nyanyappsk Dorian lol

[@user-tt6ct4ii8t]

Hello, Windows 2000!

[@theteenagegardener]

On my iPad mini five, I had one of these scam pop-ups and it said I had 39 viruses on it. But the weirdest thing is that it said that my Sim card would get corrupted, but the thing is that my iPad doesn’t even have a Sim card. It’s an iPad! iPads don’t have Sim cards unless you buy them with cell service. I bought my iPad with Wifi only.

[@gavannapper2348]

Had the same pop up but luckily for me my super old vista wouldn't let there remote access work

[@SLAMOHOLIC]

We all know we're we got one of these 😉

[@matthewm6511]

The ultimate max channel 07 every time we watch those amazing films

[@SLAMOHOLIC]

Yep

[@kamkam9908]

Omg 😲 I almost gonna do it. I was scared Safari: "Your iPad have risk of a virus click here to be sure" Me: Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!! *Me searching* Is it true notifications in safari *Finds this*

[@MarsHalekGuitar]

Shoulda let the guy "fix" the computer to see how far they might push the scam. The initial payment might easily not have been the end of it. If one of those screens won't let you leave in Windows do a ctrl-alt-del, select task manager, then select your browser in task manager and end the program. Don't "restore the pages" from your last session when you restart the browser. Probably similar in other operating systems - kill the browser. You probably don't have a virus, yet, as you shouldn't be able to get one from a browser (unless you download a file). But you can definitely get one from letting the wrong person poke around inside your computer.

[@indhuprasannan6983]

Thank you for this warning. Even i received such a warning

[@kallindyer8869]

When I hear text to speech voices on my friends computer I'm like "Oh sweet lemme fix that!" Then hover over the button as they scream then I'm like, "Nah screw that" then close it

[@Crzy520]

She needs protogent

[@ss-zx2le]

I AM PROTO, SCAMMING YOU IS MY MOTTO, INSTALL ME ON YOUR COMPUTER, TO GIVE YOU SUPER WHY VIRUS

[@LunarFlareStudios]

Well, I got one that said I had a virus... But when I clicked the remove link it installed the virus it said I already had! And I'm a Windows user, so I'm more vulnerable since more viruses are made to attack PC computers (that I know of). Nowadays I know all the tricks hackers and scammers use to fool people, and it takes a lot to trick me.

[@paffomi5110]

I almost fell into something similar. I got a pop up on my phone screen saying that I have 39 viruses that need to be fixed in 2 mins or damage will be done, all that crap. It directed me to VPN on the App Store and I thought, wait a min, why would it direct me specifically to this app and no other? I just shut down my phone and turned it back on it was fine

[@ag42_79]

Thermic same with me

[@NEMISIES1]

Had the viri... but easy to rid the fucka. DO NOT TRY TO CLOSE TABS. Restart ya com ASAP . Run ya malware or whatever u have.. it will find it if its good. Delete. Done.

[@fliqpythekiller9950]

Lol 6 dislikes from scammers

[@ardwetha]

No matter how smart you are, if they get people who don't know the Internet so well or it's so well crafted, that you fall for it.

[@6xscopegaming310]

Thanks

[@notsayinga4787]

Who else is 12 or younger and knows this shit is fake as a girl saying she's near u on a ad How can a grown up fall for this I saw these type and errors and just use task manger and click Google and end task and if I can't I would just turn off and turn my pc back on

[@hahanein2020]

LeafyIsHere's Kid And lets not forget the old favourite ads: 1 Weird Trick To Bust That Belly Fat! *insert nationality here* Millionaires hate this video!

[@chydedelaplace8947]

LeafyIsHere's Kid That just means that you clearly waste most of your time on your computer, (hence you're probably very skilled with it). It's not a matter of intelligence.

[@liamkorngold7211]

They leaked their IP ;)

[@elisebuchanan2984]

My grandmother did this. She had to shut down every account she had.

[@ariasxz]

this happened to me 2 years ago, my dad just told me to shut it down because he knew somebody was trying to give out a virus.

[@sovietdog3913]

of course they are indian

[@mami.quiere.mequetrefe]

i fell for one i was very scared

[@MARUJYOU8088]

You can't be that stupid. Just exit the tab and it'll stop. :)

[@boogywoooogy]

@@MARUJYOU8088 year but it catches people off guard so etimes, I know not to click this shit so I just close it out but my chest gets hot when I get nervous so yea

[@MARUJYOU8088]

@@boogywoooogy I see.

[@J00ztz]

The thing that scares the shit out of me when this happens is when I'm wacthing my favorite horror movies at 2:00AM and then this is what I hear "THIS IS A WARNING YOUR MACKBOOK/WINDOWS/CROMEBOOK HAS A VIRUS PLEASE CALL THIS NUMBER OR TAP HERE NOW" over... and over..... and over... again

[@CraigRodmellMusic]

I got one of these suddenly appear on my screen a year or so ago. It wouldn't go away, and an Indian female recorded message started to tell me that my computer was blocked, do not turn off the computer etc etc. Fortunately I follow Jim Browning's channel, so I knew it was fake, so I switched off the computer and switched it back on with no ill effects whatever.