Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?

TECH SUPPORT SCAMS NEVER DIE Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what? Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people.

82 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Researchers say they recently found Google ads delivering a sophisticated tech support scam that freezes the screens of both Windows and Mac devices and displays messages urgently instructing them to phone a bogus call center.