Microsoft is associated with Windows help?

Microsoft is associated with a company called windows help?

On Friday, April 11, 2014 12:07:50 + 0000, marjoriecooperME wrote:

Microsoft is associated with a company called windows help?

As far as I know, there is no such company.

Did you get a phone call from them?

If Yes, it's a scam and with various names and phone numbers, a
It has become very common these days. See
http://www.troyhunt.com/2012/08/virus-scams-social-engineering-victims.html
and
http://www.howtogeek.com/176605/tell-your-relatives-no-Microsoft-wont-call-you-about-your-computer/
and
http://www.howtogeek.com/180514/the-%E2%80%9ctech-support%E2%80%9D-scammers-called-Htg-so-we-had-fun-with-them/

In addition to their money get on your part to do anything of any value,
If you leave them in your computer, who knows what they were doing or where
What confidential information they stole.

So if you have done so, I highly recommend that you do both of the following
immediately:

1 do a clean reinstall of Windows.

2. change all of your passwords, especially banks or other
financial sites.

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