Phone calls, by a representative of windows
During the few minutes received a phone call from a representative of windows. He said that my computer was harmful data download without my knowledge and that I had to type commands in my computer. It was rough and energetic, so I suggested that he called me in 10 minutes.
Thoughts?
Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 13:05:46 + 0000, TomGreenwood_478 wrote:
During the few minutes received a phone call from a representative of windows. He said that my computer was harmful data download without my knowledge and that I had to type commands in my computer. It was rough and energetic, so I suggested that he called me in 10 minutes.
Thoughts?
It was a scam and with all the names and phone numbers, one who has
become very frequent lately. Microsoft never makes unsolicited calls
clients.
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. after reinstallation of Windows, change all your passwords.
especially the banks or other
financial sites.
Since they have perhaps installed a recorder of strikes, changing just your
Passwords may not be good enough.
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