Scam?
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I would not open it or follow any instructions. Just close it and move on.
Yes.....
Yes it looks like a scam. You can do a google search to find out how to get rid of it. If you follow the instructions, it may actually mess up your computer more and you'll get a phone number to 'fix' it for you. For a fee of course.
Yes it looks like a scam. You can do a google search to find out how to get rid of it. If you follow the instructions, it may actually mess up your computer more and you'll get a phone number to 'fix' it for you. For a fee of course.
Keep scheduled security scans and updates , Ransomware hacked the forums couple years ago . I removed the battery to reboot and started over with original settings
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I don't think the OP is going to be getting any updates. I believe Windows 7 has been declared a dead issue by Microsoft.
Tradewind36
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Definitely scam.
Don't know if it's a scam or not, but I notice that most all of those selling
"protective" services for our computers use scare tactics.
"protective" services for our computers use scare tactics.
"Damaged and irrelevant?" Isn't that what we all fear becoming?
JcMack
Member
Download Malwarebytes free version and run it. Or, and, download Microsoft Safety Scanner and run it. Note and delete any malware reported and delete it.
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Big Cholla
Member
Yes, it is a scam big time. I was hit with it a year ago. After just shutting down the 'puter by pressing the on/off button and holding it down for twenty seconds or so the restart took some time, but was free of the drop down. After about the third or fourth time of seeing this drop down it quit and I have not seen it in a year. I have seen other variations of it and the same 'cure' has worked in every case.
An elderly friend of mine (he's 'elderly because he is a few months older than I....
) was suckered by one of those dropdowns. He followed their posted directions and was told by "an agent of Windows" that the fee to 'repair' his computer was $495. His computer wasn't much more that than in original cost. He had been backing up his personal files on thumb drives all along. He shut his computer down took the harddrive out destroyed it and purchased a new one from Amazon with an upgraded Windows. I told him about the cure of just shutting down after seeing a scam drop down and then starting back up. He was a little miffed that he didn't think about that too. .....
An elderly friend of mine (he's 'elderly because he is a few months older than I....
) was suckered by one of those dropdowns. He followed their posted directions and was told by "an agent of Windows" that the fee to 'repair' his computer was $495. His computer wasn't much more that than in original cost. He had been backing up his personal files on thumb drives all along. He shut his computer down took the harddrive out destroyed it and purchased a new one from Amazon with an upgraded Windows. I told him about the cure of just shutting down after seeing a scam drop down and then starting back up. He was a little miffed that he didn't think about that too. .....The language alone positively identifies it as a scam.
THE PILGRIM
Member
Sounds like it was written by folks whose First Language isn't English!
Scam
There are several key things to look for: First are the misspellings and improper use of words. 2nd is the implied threat of crippling damage and loss of files usually with a warning not to shut off your computer. 3rd, is a request for sensitive information such as account numbers and passwords.
I use a MAC and getting out of an attempt to lock my computer can usually be defeated by shutting down the computer and rebooting.
There are several key things to look for: First are the misspellings and improper use of words. 2nd is the implied threat of crippling damage and loss of files usually with a warning not to shut off your computer. 3rd, is a request for sensitive information such as account numbers and passwords.
I use a MAC and getting out of an attempt to lock my computer can usually be defeated by shutting down the computer and rebooting.
I've gotten the telephone version several times, hang up on them. The advice to reboot your computer sounds good. Don't do anything the scammers suggest!
Steve W
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HOUSTON RICK
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You likely have a computer virus at work. Time for a security scan.
You have malware on your computer. Google "Microsft Defender Offline", then go to Microsoft's website for their Microsoft Defender Offline. It's a malware removal tool that creates a bootable CD that you then use to boot your computer with. It does a scan of your computer and finds & removes malware that can only be found by booting something other than the operating system on your computer. It works. You might have to google how to boot your particular model PC using a CD, it's usually hitting one of the Function keys located above the number keys just as the computer powers-up.
January 14 or 15 is the date they abandon Win 7.
Yeah, once you reach that point it's rather liberating.
..... and getting to that point can be an interesting ride!
