Beware of Misleading Applications Online

If a misleading application has got onto your system, or if you have ended up on a website that contains a misleading application scam, you’ll get a scary official looking message telling you there is a problem like a virus. So, you click on it and it makes a big show of running a scan of your system. It scares you by finding lots of scary problems, which may look scary to you but they are not real. The real scary stuff is running behind this pretended show.That’s right; the really scary bit is how the misleading application fools you into believing that it’s the only remedy available to help you get rid of all the viruses and problems.

And if you are really scared by them and say YES, FIX MY COMPUTER; you’ll get another message. Now, this one says to get rid of all these scary problems, you’ll need to pay for the registered version. And if you fall for it, well you give them all your personal information including your credit card details, your account details and your IP address.

So, how do you stay safe?

Be careful what you click on or download when you surf the internet. Avoid running anything or installing anything unless you are absolutely sure that it’s legitimate. Keep all your software up to date and if you do get a scary looking security message from a program you’ve never heard of, please don’t click on it. See what others are saying about the application by visiting top software download websites. Keep a look out for ads promoting system security performance tools that impersonate standard Microsoft Windows alert.

Always remember, not everything you find over internet is legitimate. Be very careful about what to download or run and always THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK. Stay with us to find out about scarier internet stuff and how to be safe.
Stay Protected!