Being the &quot;IT&quot; person amongst my friends and families, I routinely get asked how to fix a computer that has been hacked.  In every single case the problem isn&#x27;t that the computer got hacked, it was them clicking an ad that stated they had a virus, or they downloaded something random because they couldn&#x27;t see through the noise.  See my CNet link below in another response.<p>Savvy users can tune these things out, and&#x2F;or know sites to avoid, but for the lay-person it is hazardous.