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Originally Posted by strupgolf
I visit many car related sites like this one. My Samsung tablet I use is 5 years old but I like it and it works great. I got a "warning" last night and again today telling me its now 28% infected and I'll loose everything soon. It directs me to the Google web page to install the anti virus stuff. I'm not a computer geek at all. So is this just all bogus or is there something I should be doing? Thanks
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Yep, bogus. Referred to as "ransomware" as it is typically accompanied by a link to purchase software and/or phone number to call in with a CC to "disinfect" your machine.
The nasty ones will hijack your browser with auto pop-ups that you can't close, and an ominous "warning" tone/spiel.
Just close all of your browsers (via the task manager/process explorer if necessary), and clear out your cache/history/cookies/etc.
I'd recommend CCleaner if you want a one-click solution for that (allows you to save "safe" cookies as well). YMMV...