Shut off screen saver while performing scans

[petef]

I have not seen this first hand but it's been reported that the latest

breed of malware is has gone so far as to create a screen saver with

bsod's and reboot scenarios. It tricks you into thinking that the

system has crashed or rebooted, when in fact the scans are still

running normally.

 

Make sure you disable the screen saver when performing scans,

or if you do get a BSOD or reoot screen while scanning, hit the

space bar or move the mouse to ensure it's not a bogus screen

(screen saver).

 

---pete---

[maynardvdm]

I also heard about this.

 

Thanks for the info ;)

[Dalo Harkin]

Pesky Malware - :mad:

 

surely the BSOD is always the same though, and anyone good on pc's could tell the difference.

I have not seen this yet but I am sure I will :D

 

Thanks for the heads up Pete :)

[Seth]

Had it a couple of times and easy to get rid of. I think it was called something like Fake.Blue.