Anti Virus Scams?
A short while ago my laptop died and I was issued a new one by my employer. It may be a re-issue as it still has Windows 7.
After a few days Explorer kept freezing so I changed to Firefox which seems to keep going most of the time but the pop ups and adverts were driving me crazy. I installed the freeby versions of an Ad blocker and anti virus programs and they mostly keep the stuff at bay.
However unlike the old days these are now "Month trial" freebies and of course I am getting five times a day warnings that I should "Renew" for a fee. I don't have a problem paying a fee for a decent program, in fact if it is necessary my employer will probably cover the cost.
What is bothering me is that the anti virus program is telling me two or three times a day that is has "blocked" or "saved" me from a virus and this goes on even during the two days we didn't have internet!
Am I being scammed?