I picked up what I thought was a virus / malware early the week of 1/4. I finally bought a copy of Norton AV, and ran every scan. They all came up clean. I also shut down a few apps in my Start Up Menu. The "nuisance boxes" have become more infrequent, but they still "pop up." They usually occur "in twos / twice." I grabbed ~ 10 screen shots of them .. and the addresses repeat. They are coming from these two .. Indian locations:
Are these "just" nuisance / pop up boxes? I don't hear any hard drive spinning / being accessed. The credit card I used to purchase the Norton AV (apparently) hasn't been compromised.
I know of a local IT guy who I used a number of years ago. (SSD HD failed; had him partition my "traditional" HD and re-install Windows, etc.) I could contact him again .. "if I'm at risk / it would serve a useful purpose." It was not cheap; $100 to show up, and then $100 for the hour / the tasks he performed.
Thoughts?
Are these "just" nuisance / pop up boxes? I don't hear any hard drive spinning / being accessed. The credit card I used to purchase the Norton AV (apparently) hasn't been compromised.
I know of a local IT guy who I used a number of years ago. (SSD HD failed; had him partition my "traditional" HD and re-install Windows, etc.) I could contact him again .. "if I'm at risk / it would serve a useful purpose." It was not cheap; $100 to show up, and then $100 for the hour / the tasks he performed.
Thoughts?
