If you get this, DON’T CLICK.
![Socio-engineered malware attempt using "Virus Warning" on Skype message Socio-engineered malware attempt using "Virus Warning" on Skype message](http://jdnash.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/x-120x200.png)
This seemingly helpful warning is designed to scare you into clicking the link, and thus downloading viruses into your computer. Don’t do it. The real tip off is that I am not using ANY version of Microsoft Windows — I use Linux. It is a Skype message intended to trick you into downloading malware by claiming that it has found malware and your computer needs immediate (read that — “without thinking’) attention.