My XP laptop has crashed, now get alerts for purchase advanced, is it a scam?

I was told to get a module to fix the purchase price of problem 79.50 advanced is it a scam? He said that it is from Microsoft.

Hi VanNessaMcGuire,

What is the exact message that you receive?

The message your description is very similar to what you would get with a fake software security also known as "scareware".  It is a program that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective, but provides little or no security, generates erroneous or misleading alerts, or trying to attract users to participate in fraudulent transactions.

Please read the following article for more details:

http://www.Microsoft.com/security/PC-security/antivirus-rogue.aspx

I suggest strongly through the steps in this article to protect you from fake security software.

I hope this helps!

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