<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I would also reboot and keep disconnected from the internet. <div><br></div><div>Smita Desai </div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 10, 2023, at 4:08 PM, Adam Broun via LCTG <lctg@lists.toku.us> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">When do these messages appear? Upon boot up? After opening a browser window? Other? That might narrow down where to look (e.g in startup folder or registry, browser settings, etc.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Nov 10, 2023, at 15:59, palbin24@yahoo.com wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">I’m reluctant to suggest major surgery and I hope someone has a good idea </span><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;">A middle ground might be reinstalling the OS. There are tools from Microsoft and perhaps your computer vendor to help. Wait to see if there are any other options before going down this road.<br><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Peter</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 10, 2023, at 3:47 PM, John Rudy via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">They are back, so Malware Bytes didn’t do it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(225, 225, 225) currentcolor currentcolor; border-image: none; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Adam Broun <<a href="mailto:abroun@gmail.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">abroun@gmail.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, November 10, 2023 3:39 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:jjrudy1@comcast.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">jjrudy1@comcast.net</a><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Lex Computer Group <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] an issue<o:p></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Check the home page settings in your browser. My guess is a script got triggered that put something funky in there. And try running the inbuilt Windows virus scan.<o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">On Nov 10, 2023, at 15:27, John Rudy via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Starting this morning I began to receive these messages. I assumed that they were a scam and I do not believe I have McAfee on my system. I have not clicked on either t</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the Yes or No Thanks. But they are covering things up and I seem unable to get rid of them.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I did close down mail and rebooted, but they are back. Any thoughts?</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><image002.png></span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">John Rudy</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">781-861-0402</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">781-718-8334 cell</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; 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