At a time when computers have become a necessary part of our lives the Erie County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about a malicious website posing as a coronavirus tracker.

That website is Corona-Virus-Map.com, and authorities say it puts malware in peoples’ computers.

“Criminals stop at nothing to steal your info,” the Sheriff’s Office says.

The Sheriff’s Office says the legitimate site to trust is coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html.

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(WIVB-TV)

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