While catching up on yesterday's X22 I was browsing the web for images, might be picking up a cheap motorcycle and was searching for mages of the particular model bobbed.
Upon clicking a link to view the site the image was pulled from I immediately get the pop up saying your computers infected, don't turn it off to prevent data loss, call this number blah blah blah. It went full screen and my Surface Go was w/o keyboard so I couldn't Alt Tab away or close it. I immediately powered it off, restarted it and opened an InPrivate browser and downloaded/installed Malwarebytes. Defender had picked it up, the page had triggered a download and although it said it couldn't remove it, it wasn't in the location it indicated.
So if you have tis happen, immediately close the tab, if not then the browser, if not then the computer by holding the power button for a few seconds. Be advised, this may cause some loss if you have any unsaved works open. I have Edge pinned to taskbar and can right click the icon and open an InPrivate window directly, Chrome does as well and likely other browsers too. Download Malwarebytes, or your favorite malware/virus scanner and give it a scan. If it finds any infections, reboot after and rescan. Malwarebytes has proven itself to me time and time again, although I think they've done away with the free version they have a 14 day trial.
Now that I'm up and running again, back to finish 2824b...
Edit: Be careful when you reopen your browser after as it may reopen the same tabs. Mine did and I was able to close it w/o issue and rescanned just to be thorough.
Install 2 things on your device/browser:
Browser: Ublock Origin
Devices: Mullvad VPN and configure it to block ads. Very simple and it costs $4.99 a month
And with VPN make sure you either disable WebRTC in browser config or install WebRTC Extension or your real ipaddress will/may still be visible.
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/stop-webrtc-leaks/
Thank you
YW.