Ooh, that's so fake!

This is actually not a very rare occasion. A lot of computer users are gullible enough to fall for pranks, well, sorta.

Now, yesterday, I was searching for something in google, and one of the links that I clicked on redirected me to a fake anti-virus website. The website is scripted to close down the internet browser and show a pop-up asking you to download a fake antivirus software. I fell for it once, that was a few years ago, I am so not gonna fall for it again. I did a research before on these kind of pop-ups, and the things you should do is:

1) Don't EVER respond to the pop-up (even clicking the corner "X" button). Just leave it alone. Some rogue anti-virus software pop-ups (especially those triggered by the Vundo Trojan horse) are scripted to download the fake anti-virus program even if you close the pop-up or click anything on the pop-up.
2) Cut your internet connection: Unplug the ethernet cable, telephone cable, off the modem, whatever, as long as the internet is down. This is just to prevent the pop-up from downloading the fake anti-virus software, if it plans to.
3) Now, close the pop-up. Clicking the "X" button should not do any harm, since the internet connection is down. Alternatively, you can always use the Ctrl+Alt+Delete method.

The most important thing of all is not to panic.

I could not record a video of it because strangely, the link disappeared. Hmm... well anyway, when a pop-up comes up from nowhere, you'll know what to do.