Question

There was a red screen on my computer that said "VIRUS DETECTED. IF YOU X OUT THIS TAB, THEN YOUR HARD DRIVE WILL BE DELETED." What does that mean, should I off xed the tab out, I shut down my computer when i saw that...so will anything happen to my computer? IS THE VIRUS STILL THERE????
AND LAST.....WHAT DOES A VIRUS HAVE TO DO WITH HARD DRIVE? AND WHAT DOES A VIRUS AFFECT? HOW WILL IT AFFECT MY COMPUTER?

Answer 1

I think that might have been just a scam from the internet. Viruses can make your computer act slow or other things like that. You should get your computer scanned for viruses.If you're really worried about viruses there's a program for it and it keeps your computer safe it's called Norton Antivirus but it costs. 

Answer 2

A virus Is like a disease. It has the power to destroy everthing in your computer and quite possibly make it so it cant be used. It mostly depends on what type of computer your using to figure out what anti virus to use. I would recommend this https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/virus-removal-tool.aspx. If that does not work, try this https://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/malware-removal.aspx