Company to offer antivirus services and help with the computer's performance, it was a scam?

I was rung to the top by a company, who said they were by Windows and it had been brought to their attention that my computer is slow.  That's why they sounded me.  They have spent a lot of time to show me the files that have been slowing down.  Their name is teche4pc.  I ended up finding them VirusControl (110 US dollars).  My computer is not better.  Have I been scammed? The product is called F-Secure.

Concerning

Mary

Hello

It's a SCAM

they are NOT from Microsoft

Microsoft has its own FREE Microsoft Security Essentials anti-virus that it gives you for free

read this

http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msName.aspx

Microsoft has none of the unsolicited telephone calls to help you fix your computer

In this type of scam cybercriminals are calling you and claim to be of Support technique Microsoft. They offer help with your computer problems. Once scammers have earned your trust, they try to steal and damage your computer with malicious software, including viruses and spyware.

Although the law enforcement can trace phone numbers, often authors use pay telephones, disposable cell phones or stolen cellular phone numbers. Better avoid fooling themselves rather than try to repair the damage afterwards.

Treat all unsolicited sceptically telephone calls. Don't provide personal information.

If you receive an unsolicited call from someone who claims to be from Technical Support Microsoft, hang up. We do not have such calls.

If you think you might be a victim of fraud, you can report it. For more information, see: what to do if you think you have been scammed.

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