# WARNING: Insidious virus on Internet **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 27, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-insidious-virus-on-internet/750305 "2016-03-27T03:24:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-insidious-virus-on-internet/750305/1 "2016-03-27T03:24:17Z")
I had just gone on the Internet this afternoon when a large dialog box, supposedly warning of some serious problem with my Internet security, appeared, and I could not remove it. It had a toll-free number; to sum it up, the “technician” wanted to correct it but I would have to pay a fee. I did not identify my ISP to this person, and hung up. Later I was able to go back online–for awhile. The box appeared again, and I shut off the surge protector and haven’t switched the computer on since. I’m taking it to Office Depot tomorrow to have it checked out. This is really a bad one. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-insidious-virus-on-internet/750305)._