Your Windows 10 has been corrupted

[jaxs]

and all files will erase in 10 seconds. Click recover and update my files to prevent loseing your files and programs. That's what the pop-up said when my computer froze and an ear piercing squeal started. Happened last week and again last evening. Fortunately,I have a friend that was able recover my computer and all is well again. Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

No, but i would be very suspicious of anything like that. A corrupt system doesnt just start erasing files, sounds like a prompt for a virus by clicking.. Were you browsing when this came up?

 

[thekkfan]

BS. Just turn it off, don't click anything. Then power on.

Oh, and quit visiting those **** sites..... :laughing:

 

[atsah]

Mine did something yesterday on this site, said it was infected with three virus's, I shut it down right then and there, nothing today..

 

[Howling]

Those are scare tactics. Fake warning message to get you to click on the link to install their virus, malware, etc. I have help a bunch of people clean up computers after they clicked it.

As others have said just say no and turn it off.

 

[/pine]

Malware...
You usually don't encounter that sort of thing browsing Martha Stewart's site learning how to make candle holders out of tuna cans etc...!

 

[jaxs]

No, but i would be very suspicious of anything like that. A corrupt system doesnt just start erasing files, sounds like a prompt for a virus by clicking.. Were you browsing when this came up?

BS. Just turn it off, don't click anything. Then power on.

Oh, and quit visiting those **** sites..... :laughing:

Malware...
You usually don't encounter that sort of thing browsing Martha Stewart's site learning how to make candle holders out of tuna cans etc...!

Ya'll brought it up,not me but I was browsing this site both times. I had clicked some pics and links but I don't know that one was the culprit. I intentionally didn't mention TBN in my original post but did inquire if anyone had experienced this particular cyber attack without mentioning TBN. I'm happy to hear no one else on TBN has had the problem. Every ransomware I've experienced over the years froze the computer and the only way of escaping was to remove the battery but my present laptop require's extensive disassembly just to change the battery. That's why I let my tec friend do it with keystrokes.

 

[Bird]

I've had the same thing 3 times in the last month. I know I was on TBN the last time (this morning), but don't remember what I was on the other times. I think I was reading the news on Bing. But each time I just shut down the computer, then restarted it.

 

[radios1]

Ya'll brought it up,not me but I was browsing this site both times. I had clicked some pics and links but I don't know that one was the culprit. I intentionally didn't mention TBN in my original post but did inquire if anyone had experienced this particular cyber attack without mentioning TBN. I'm happy to hear no one else on TBN has had the problem. Every ransomware I've experienced over the years froze the computer and the only way of escaping was to remove the battery but my present laptop require's extensive disassembly just to change the battery. That's why I let my tec friend do it with keystrokes.

if you EVER find that an advertisement here has a virus, report it IMMEDIATELY to a Moderator or the Administrator!. I am very well aware that some advertising companies whether intentional or mistakenly serve malware ads!.. I use Kaspersky total security, AdGuard, uBlock origin, and VERY rarely get even a notification that malware was deleted, because it was stopped before it became a problem!.. I don't click on ads, and I delete emails that I don't know, and I check the address of those that seem legit, but are actually Phishing emails!..

 

[Roadworthy]

I've had nothing telling me anything is corrupted. I use Adaware by Lavasoft. It's free and quite good. I'm sure I've used it for at least fifteen years - maybe twenty - maybe more.