Is there something such as the Maintenance Service online from Microsoft.

IF so, it is their practice to call a user, on their own, arguing that a number of error messages have been noticed on my computer and they wanted to show me how to identify malicious software that could be causing the problem?

An individual of distinctly Indian origin phoned me and said that I have to press the Microsoft key and R flag at the same time to have information about the malware to appear on my desktop.

He said work in an office of Florida-based Microsoft maintenance service and said it could be reached by phone at the 315-633-4050.

I did not as he suggests and would like to know if it's a scam or legitimate an initiative of Microsoft.

It's a scam.

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

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

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2010/03/09/Don-t-fall-for-phony-phone-tech-support.aspx

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