Horrible thing these terrible people do. So sorry you were attacked ..Not fun to get back and costly too. Suzanne
Scareware - is that a new category? They are all scary. I like the word malware, because it sounds malicious. I do not want a computer virus as much as I do not want the flu.
So sorry. Also a good idea to dl the free version of Malwarebytes, which will scan for and quarantine malicious software. You can put it on your desktop and also a copy on a flash drive so you can start your computer in safe mode and do a scan.
Even if your virus program does automatic updates, you can do a daily one yourself and a quick scan to try to keep on top of it all. I had that fake anti-virus thing a few years back, and that was a pain!
The latest one I've found and use is Suer anti-spyware, another with a free and portable edition, that picks up all the cookies that sites leave, so you can clean them out.
Jo
Thank you for your warning. Sorry for your computer. I always try to avoid clicking on pop-ups.
Hugs, Lidia