It has happened to me a couple of times. Bang! there is that warning on-screen and on audio. The most recent event was the most surprising. The website was more surprising.
There are several tech news services on my subscription list. One favorite, and trusted until now, is CNET (a CBS company). That's where it happened.
I'd just watched a couple items about photography products. Then came this clip from "Ellen", she was crying and saying 'this will be edited'. I swallowed the 'click-bait'. The warning appeared and could not be stopped. WARNING, YOU HAVE A VIRUS. DO NOT TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER.
A solution for a Windows 10 machine, Chrome browser.
Ctrl-Alt-Delete to open the TASK MANAGER.
Close each of the open applications using TM
Shut down your machine.
Restart your machine.
A note to Chrome users; if you have the Settings Option set to "Continue where I left off ", unselect that Option. Restart Chrome and reset the Option.
Alternative: Use Microsoft Edge (Win10) to download another browser; Firefox, Safari or another browser.
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