| Cosmicenergy |
Chemlak wrote:
It's not really a virus: it's a search engine thief - forces your browsers to use "Rocket Search" as the default search engine, and also modifies a bunch of shortcuts on your computer so that they trigger search hits, throws ads at you, a bunch of other stuff. It's not particularly nasty in and of itself (won't crash your compy or delete files, or hold your compy hostage), just an absolute beast to get rid of.
I got the infection via Xfinity website.
Xfinity claims when you sign up for their internet service, you get $365.00 worth of free security software.
So when you sign up for free internet security, the add says to click for free scan.
When you click for your free scan... you get infected.
The scan tells you how many viruses you have, and wants you to pay $29.95 to remove those viruses.
Total scam that Xfinity exposes their customers to via their website.