Received a phone call telling me that my computer was badley infected with the virus claims to work for co. support related to Windows. Is it a scam?

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• I received a phone call, they said that my computer would crash. Is my computer at risk?

  THEY HAD ME GO THROUGH A LOT TO TYPE IN THINGS, I DON'T HAVE TO BUY THEIR PRODUCTS.

  Hello

  It's a SCAM

  they want or money on your part for programs without value or make an identity theft on you to get even more money and get your internet banking passwords and credit card by obtaining information allows you to download the software to 'fix' or 'test' for your computer or install via remote access

  read this:

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

  Microsoft has none of the unsolicited telephone calls to help you fix your computer

  In this type of scam cybercriminals are calling you and claim to be of Support technique Microsoft. They offer help with your computer problems. Once scammers have earned your trust, they try to steal and damage your computer with malicious software, including viruses and spyware.

  Although the law enforcement can trace phone numbers, often authors use pay telephones, disposable cell phones or stolen cellular phone numbers. Better avoid fooling themselves rather than try to repair the damage afterwards.

  Treat all unsolicited sceptically telephone calls. Don't provide personal information.

  If you receive an unsolicited call from someone who claims to be from Technical Support Microsoft, hang up. We do not have such calls.

  If you think you might be a victim of fraud, you can report it. For more information, see: what to do if you think you have been scammed.

• I just got a popup warning me that my computer is now infected with a virus.

  Here's what just appeared on my iMac computer screen. Is it this? I thought that this could not happen to Apple.

  I have an iMac 21.5 with the last update of El Capitan 10.11.6. Any ideas.

  Do not dial the given number. It is a pop up scam.

   in the menu bar and choose "force quit."

  Select Safari and click "exit of strength at the bottom of the window to Force Quit.

  Hold down the SHIFT key and launch Safari.

• None of my apps work after that my laptop has been infected with the virus Vista Internet Security 2010,

  Hi all
  I need help to get my computer back to normal.

  My laptop has been infected with the virus Vista Internet Security 2010, but I removed it, NOW none of my apps (Yahoo Messenger, trash, other folders, SYSTEM, all file icons restore,) work, I managed to get rid of the virus visa, but still none of the programs work. When I try to open any program, it displays an error message "this file has no program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the set associations Control Panel. " I did all the steps, but still nothing works now all my files are open with the same file. I try to download a program to fix this problem, but I'm not able to run cause keep giving me the same error and cannot download anything. Is it possible to recover my computer as usual. Any help much appreciated.
  Help, please.
  Oh also all the icons on my destop are replaced by the same feacture of icon, but the name of the icons are staying same.if it shows adobe icon and all icons are adobe, when I open it with ie, then everything will change IE also. even if the opening programme has also changed to the same icon as dekstop one. now all my things are open with yahoo messenger:(c'est fou:()

  Try restarting your PC and press the F8 key repeatedly and then start in safe mode with networking and download and comprehensive performance analysis with:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  If this does not work, try to run Windows Defender version offline beta:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/what-is-Windows-Defender-offline

  You can take a look at:

  http://cyberdefend.WordPress.com/2012/01/07/boot-Windows-for-scan/

  If the problem has not resolved, then contact Support for Microsoft Security:

  https://consumersecuritysupport.Microsoft.com/default.aspx?ProductKey=pcsafetymalware&task=Diagnostics&mkt=en-us&St=1&wfxredirect=1

• I've been doing a series of phone calls telling me that my license key for my Windows is about to expire. Is it a reality or just somone trying to rip me off?

  Last week to 10 days, I received lots of calls from someone called PC Support (which sound as if they come from the India) telling me that they want to access my PC to show me the problems that are reported to them from my ISP about something and real operating system Windows on the license key is about to expire.

  I suspect that it is a new scam to try to sell the product, anti-virus/malware any... but it got me wondering whether or not it is a real-world scenario.

  Can someone me one way or another?

  Thank you.

  RoyReed

  I've been doing a series of phone calls telling me that my license key for my Windows is about to expire. Is it a reality or just somone trying to rip me off?

  Someone is trying to rip you off.

• I received a phone call telling me they wanted to fix my computer, but I've never called anyone. Is it a scam?

  Original title: annoying phone calls

  I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TELLING ME THEY WANTED TO FIX MY COMPUTER

  BUT I'VE NEVER CALLED ANYONE. What is going on? IS THIS A SCAM TO GET INTO OUR FILES?

  I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TELLING ME THEY WANTED TO FIX MY COMPUTER

  BUT I'VE NEVER CALLED ANYONE. What is going on? IS THIS A SCAM TO GET INTO OUR FILES?

  100% SCAM!

  Simply hang up.

  Read some of the many phone calls from phony support.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/search/search?searchterm=phony+support+phone+calls&CurrentScope.ForumName=&CurrentScope.filter=&askingquestion=false

• I received 3 phone calls informing me that Windows Defender is hurting my computer and they will refund my money.

  * Original title: Windows Defender

  I received 3 phone calls informing me that Windows Defender is hurting my computer and they will refund my money. He also wants me to turn on my computer... I put him up until I can get the information... is it a hoax?  Thanks for any help...

  Hello

  Windows Defender is the antivirus integrated in Windows 8/8.1/10 and do NOT harm your computer.

  It protects your computer.

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  Here's the advice I give on this type of phone calls:

  It's a scam.

  We have all the errors and warnings in our Event Viewer, which is another ploy they use to scare you

  Either these so-called "Microsoft" Tech companies want to sell you a worthless software, or remote access to your computer to try to steal your credit card and bank information and also achieve an identity theft on you.

  You are the only person who knows if you gave them remote access.

  If you gave them remote access and you do Internet banking, contact your bank, to explain, and change passwords.

  If you use your online credit card, cancel and get a new one issued to you.

  And the only way that willl you know that you are free to them is to backup your data and do a clean install of your operating system.

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  And Microsoft does not contact you unless YOU have made prior arrangements with them to do.

  There is an article in the link I'm you provide at the end of this one

  Read this Information from Microsoft:

  "Avoid scams to phone for tech support.

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

  Don't be fooled of unsolicited calls. Don't provide personal information.

  Here are some of the organizations that cyber criminals claim to come:

  • Helpdesk Windows

  • Windows repair center

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Windows Support Group Technical Department

  • Microsoft Research and Development Team (team of Microsoft R & D)

  Report phone scams

  • Help Microsoft to stop cybercriminals in reporting of theinformation about your scam phone.

  • In the United States, use the form of complaint to FTC Assistant.

  • In Canada, the Canadian Centre for fight against fraud can support.

  • In the United Kingdom, you can report the fraud as well as the unsolicited calls.

  See you soon.

• I think that my safari is infected with the virus, he on redirect keeps me from another Web site each time that I click my mouse or press a key on my keyboard... Help!

  I think that my safari (Yosemite) is infected by the virus, he on redirect keeps me from another Web site each time that I click of my mouse or press a key on my keyboard... Help!

  I can't seem to download the print screen, here, anyway, it starts the LINK share appears every time it redirect:

  -"ps4ux.com/click? h = Ax722bagzrmWM3RP_5wPSvP63fG7dqaJCNo55LiVexxUaivPBxSeS7A3C2V4-bO...» »-

  middle part is hidden by «...» »

  the last part is:

  -"ttp: 3% a % 2F % www.apple.com%2F 2F & rt = 46 & date_sid = 50fc88582b4e8512b3e35e56351a22a3" in a new tab.

  Run etrecheck to go to etrecheck.com and see what is running under the hood.

• Phone call informs me that my computer is infected with malicious software; it's from Microsoft. Is it?

  A person claiming to be from Microsoft "Windows - something or other' phones me to force me to go online to give them access." they always say they will fix the problem (whatever that is). If I don't respect, the intruder software can damage the system. They do not specify the nature of the software.

  Background noises heard during the phone call, I think it's operation "boiler room" scam with the many other appellants works in the background.
  Someone else has met such unsolicited phone call?

  Without a doubt a scam (a quick search forums answer will show several similar positions). I hope that you did not have access to your computer.

  SC Tom

• Why do phone calls telling me that I have a problem with my program

  Please can someone tell me how and why I get phone calls from MICRO/TECH SUPPORT, I have an error on my windows program and when I say my lap top is absent for the service that they simply hang up, IS THIS a SCAM?

  CONCERNING
  DAVID G.

  Fake phone calls to technical support

  Such unsolicited telephone calls are almost always a common scam. Do not let them give any info, do not give access to your PC, not give them all the money and do not go to all the websites that they suggest. One moment.

  Please see:

  http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx .

  Microsoft does ever not requested for telephone calls of support or security.

  (such persons may use names other than Microsoft as well)

• Phone call telling me that they come from Windows and it is on my computer - make these calls?

  I see others have similar appeals - so, what is the answer to these other positions?

  Hello - what someone has an answer yet?

  First of all, note that when you ask "do * you * make these calls?" you apparently think you are addressing here Microsoft.

  You are not. It is a forum for peer support. We just are all users of this version of Windows here, help each other if and when we can. We are not Microsoft employees (not even those of us with 'Microsoft MVP"behind our names; it is an honorary title for having provided useful advice) with the exception of an occasional Microsoft contractor or an employee.

  Second, the call was

  a scam and with all the names and phone numbers, one that 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 for the inaction of any value, if you let them into your computer, who knows what they were doing here or 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 all of banks or other financial sites.
  Since they * could * have installed a recorder of strikes, simply changing your passwords without first reinstalling Windows may not be good enough.

• Alleged windows phone representative called to say that my computer was doing a lot of mistakes

  original title: representative of Windows Phone?

  I have an old Dell laptop with Windows XP. A person named [(510)943-3040] a Mark called and said my computer was a lot of mistakes and has been infected. If I turn on my computer, it would be happy to turn it off for me.  I get a lot of error messages - send error report, for example, but I don't think you would contact me in this way. Am I wrong? What should I do if he was right? John Clark

  It is a phishing attempt! Do not give any information.

  Reported people on these calls for a person who represents Windows (note: not Microsoft).

  It is a scam! Not to follow their instructions or advice and not to provide ANY information to them.

  Because they use the internet lines and/or phone to complete their fraud, there may be federal agencies in your country who are interested in discovering their calls. Their report directly to the appropriate agency if you feel you can contribute to their arrest and the charges.

  Microsoft do NOT pick up the phone and start dialing customers and never phones/e-mails asking for personal information or asking them to visit a web site!

  On another note, if you encounter any problems with your computer, please do not hesitate to post a desription of situation and the error messages you received in those forums. We would be happy to help you. (information staff unnecessary or requested !)

• Received a call from phone scam someone saying my computer is infected with the virus and malware

  original title: support for pc rj

  I recently received a call from someone called Mark of pc rj support and they said that my computer is infected with viruses and malware. Immediately, I hang up and called my computer technician who went to my place and said: my computer is absolutely perfect... This chap Mark said he also is an employee of Microsoft, which I highly doubt. He asked me to download something that my antivirus detected as virus...

  I would like to ask microsoft to focus on this

  Its fake. Ignore it. There are a lot of posts here, saying: it's a scam. And this has nothing to do with Microsoft. And MS (and everyone else) are aware of this

• It is usual to technical support to call a client and tell Windows that their computer was in great danger from viruses?

  I received a call today a stone that identified himself as Windows Support calls.  He informed me that my Windows program was in danger of crashing, and if I went on my computer immediately he could walk me through the steps to correct this situation.  I refused, and he said he'll call again tomorrow.  I also Norton Antivirus installed on my computer, and according to the latest analysis today, there is no serious problems.  So, my question would be support personnel Tech Windows do actually contact customers or should I consider this a scam?

  Thank you

  Kathy Waddell

  I received a call today a stone that identified himself as Windows Support calls.  He informed me that my Windows program was in danger of crashing, and if I went on my computer immediately he could walk me through the steps to correct this situation.  I refused, and he said he'll call again tomorrow.  I also Norton Antivirus installed on my computer, and according to the latest analysis today, there is no serious problems.  So, my question would be support personnel Tech Windows do actually contact customers or should I consider this a scam?

  Thank you

  Kathy Waddell

  This a complete scam and one that has become very common these days. . Don't think anything such a caller said, do nothing that he tells you to do and hang up on him immediately.

  At let them into your computer? If you did you are at serious risk for what they could have done it (installed spyware? Steal the passwords?), and I highly recommend that you do the two following:

  1 reinstall Windows properly

  2. change all your passwords, especially those of the financial institutions and online stores.

• Your company has never called a home residence to say that a computer has been infected with malicious malware?

  I just got a phone call from a person stating they are from Microsoft saying that my computer is infected. They asked me to run something and then they gave me a webiste to type. I was very tired and I asked for a phone number and she gave me 1-416-915-3536 or 1-800-500-44600 and ask Christine.

  Is - is this legitimate?

  Please notify.  Thank you... Bernadette

  It is a scam.  Whatever you do, don't let them get close to your computer.  MS does not have that kind of appeal.

  Good luck.