bestsoftsolutions.com bestsoftsolutions.com BAKA Pop window came up stating that I had 38 viruses on my computer. I had the inability to use my computer until I paid a fee of 79.99. I paid the fee to remove the virsuses off of my computer as I work N/A, Internet

" I thought it was provided by my Mcafee software so I thought it was legit."

   I've seen this scam and there's nothing on the payment demand that looks like McAfee.  Seriously, why would legit virus protection software that you already paid for try to gouge you for another $80?   You really need to ratchet up your skepticism when some unknown pop-up in the Internet asks for your card details.

   The BAKU in the payment details refers to the city of Baku, Azerbaijan.  Virus protection software doesn't come from Azerbaijan, viruses do.   This is a common and long running scam.  If you want to get your money back, contact your credit card issuer and submit a dispute for the charge.   Most credit card companies will be well aware of this scam and refund your money.  The name has changed this year but the scam is the same.  For last year's scam, type "realgoldsoft" in the searchbox on this site.  I bet you'll see something familliar.

  One way to avoid this scam is to not surf willy nilly to random websites.  If you happen to be unlucky enough to hit an infected site, kill all browsers as soon as you see the fake "scanning for viruses" screen.  Do not click on ANYTHING.  If he browser doesn't cancel by clicking "x" on the top right, go into your task manager and kill it from there.   I've seen this several times over the years and by following the above steps,  have never had my system taken over.