Pop up claimed pc infected

[Jessi]

Ok this was really odd. I know we all get the pop ups
from time to time claiming we could have a virus, but the
one we got today actually made our cd drive open. Then it
said that our system was infected and they could prove
it...one of the things listed was if your cd drive just
opened it's infected. It gave the option to run a scan
for free..we immediatly closed it out, and then ran our
own anti virus scan. Nothing came up as infected. We also
have the firewall enabled. So I guess what my qustion is,
is how were they able to make our cd drive open? and
could our system be infected and was not detected by our
anti virus program?

 

[Duncan Frost]

I would say don't worry. I suspect they just inserted a
small programme to make your drive open and make you
believe your pc is infected. If your anti-virus software
is up-to-date and could not find any sign of infection
then everything should be ok.

You could try emailing your anti-software provider and
telling them what happened, just in case.

Otherwise if you can remember the name of the company
behind the pop-up I'd consider reporting them for using
these kind of scare tactics.