Sep 3, 2019 · Scareware with Edge Lately, I've gotten 4 or 5 "scareware" full screen popups with Edge browser. Most ot the time I either close the screen or have to close Edge and they go away. One I had to reboot. Things like your PC is infected, all files are locked, and this morning a notice that Norton license expired and to click on a site (I don't have Norton). These are coming up …

Apr 29, 2020 · A scareware Fake Virus Alert hasn't yet appeared but Ive just started using the Edge browser and I know you do get them from time to time. With Internet Explorer Ive always used Task Manager to close the browser down as that's always been the recommended way to stop it in its tracks before it can infect your PC.

Dec 6, 2020 · I keep getting notifications in the action center that my Ant-Virus Needs to be turned on! But I have 2 anti-virus programs (Malwarebytes and Acronis True Image) that are working all the time. After some conversations with Dell and Microsoft Tech Support

Dec 13, 2017 · This message is more prevalent, if the restart/shutdown initiated right after login, or even prior to login, but shows up after 8-10 using the system and initiating a shutdown. My knee-jerk reaction was that the system has some malware, but had not been able to locate any. Admittedly, it does not mean the system has none... Actions taken so far: Scan system with …

Oct 16, 2014 · Well, malware is considered to be everything except viruses, not exclusively, so basically you should have a firewall, antivirus and antimalware, but most antiviruses can handle both like Windows Defender, even the definition states: "Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, scareware, and other ...