Cyber crime unit virus

[General Zod]

Has anyone ever had to deal with this?
http://malwaretips.com/blogs/cyber-crime-unit-virus/

My stepdad's laptop has this. As soon as he turns it on,he gets that notification. It looks real official. It says to remove it,pay a ransom of $300. They want him to pay via stuff like Greendot money pack,or a couple other means. Later today,I will download the removal tool onto a USB flash drive.

He says he had gotten the message/virus after clicking on a link for some racing site. I wonder if there is a way to check to see if a link to a site is virus free.

 

[kopfhorer]

Anti-virus programs like Avast or McAfee often have functions that can rate sites as safe or risky (these ratings usually turn up in Google searches. You'll see something like a green check mark next to sites which are considered safe).