Does seem legitimate?

I just got a call from an unsolicited by one call "support technique microsoft" ask my ID of the computer solve a problem of malware.  Ths apparently legitimate?

If you had never given your phone number of Microsoft, and Microsoft has a policy to call cold, it might just be some legitimacy.

BUT... you're not and is not Microsoft.

The only company that was able to detect a virus crawling out of your computer is your Internet service provider, and they will ALWAYS suggest a FREE solution, including their own protection online...

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