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The ol’ antivirus virus scam | Scam of the Week

Summary by Oroville Mercury-Register
CHICO — Sometimes I swear my antivirus software is practically a virus itself. It constantly changes my default search engine from Google to Yahoo (nasty) and gives me more popups than a sketchy webpage about hydropolics circa 2007. But I suppose now even legitimate antivirus companies are in competition with the thing they promise to stop. Once again I’ve received an email from a reader who received a hefty $300 “bill” from “the antivirus giant…

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Oroville Mercury-Register broke the news in on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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