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Often users will click links directing them to fake anti-virus scan site pop-ups not looking at the actual site address in the results. This also happens when clicking on a Sponsored Ad.
Microsoft Edge:
Google Chrome:
Environment
- Web Browsers
- Yahoo Search
Process
- Close down browser WITHOUT clicking any links on the page
- Completed by one of the following:
- Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del and selecting the Task Manager to close the affected browser
- Press Ctrl+W (Command+W) closing the tab
- Press Alt+F4 (Command+Q) closing the application
- Press Alt+Left Arrow (Option+Left Arrow) navigating a page back
- Reopen the browser WITHOUT restoring any pages or tabs
- Clear your Cache and Cookies
- Check the saved links or bookmarks for malicious additions to the saved link
- Continue browsing the web safely.