# What happened to the malware warnings?

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**Created:** [October 27, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-malware-warnings/823601 "2018-10-27T20:08:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-malware-warnings/823601/1 "2018-10-27T20:08:33Z")

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Wasn’t there a sticky about malware in ATMB? Was just browsing the Dope on IE on a new Windows 10 tablet and got an annoying pop up telling me to call a number and that my computer has been infected with a virus. It had a woman’s voice with a British accent.

I’ve restarted the tablet and it doesn’t seem to be there. What anti-Malware software works for a Windows 10 tablet? This tablet allows me to log into work, and I can’t do that until I’m sure it’s cleared of any crapware.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-malware-warnings/823601/2 "2018-10-27T20:25:23Z")

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[It’s in GQ, not ATMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=538187). But it hasn’t been updated much lately, so I’m not sure if there’s anything in there about tablets.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-malware-warnings/823601/3 "2018-10-27T20:53:56Z")

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That malware sticky is horrendously out of date. I started editing a new version but haven’t had the time to finish it.

Since Windows 10 anti-malware software isn’t something that is specific to the SDMB, I’d recommend starting a new thread in GQ specifically for that part of your post.