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So I'm getting occasional 'hijacks' from a red screen saying my PC has been


compromised, do not shut down, etc. So I just DON'T follow their advice and I shut down that window or the whole browser.

But this only happens when I click on Yahoo links. I would think that Yahoo links would be safer / free from this scam.

Any ideas on the cause and how to fix or remove that spy/mal ware?

Posted: 02/19/2018 at 09:25AM



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