Hi Everyone,
Have you had one of those calls, someone who says they are from Microsoft tells you that they have detected missing files an your PC and need access to fix it? I have, last year I think it was. And I know someone a few weeks ago who had one as well. However they were busy and said to call back later and speak to their son because they had to go out. They did not call back. Funny that.
You should be aware, that nobody is going to have access to your PC across the internet unless you have given them access. That is something you should _not_ do. Unless of course it is someone you know and they are going to help you with a problem with your PC. Someone you can trust. Someone you have already told about the problem you are having with your PC.
If they claim they are from Microsoft they are lying. Unless you gave them your number. Why would Microsoft keep an eye on your PC and let you know when it has problems? That would have all sorts of implications. But that is a subject for an other post.
Unfortunately some people fall for these scams and end up with their PCs being infected with key loggers, password stealing trojans and other malware. the more people read this the better. If you know about this scam but know people who may not, then please let them know. Tell them, nobody is going to be able to tie together their PC to their phone number (except of course for their ISP if they provide their phone number and broadband or they provide broadband and have their contact details).
It boils down to this – anyone can call you and pretend to be anyone they want if it will get them access to your PC, or even your house. Just because someone calls you and says they are from company XYZ does not mean that they actually are from company XYZ.
This also applies to people who call from, say, your bank. Do _not_ take their word for it, call the bank back on the number you know is the banks number.
And yes, I know some people who may fall for something like this so I try to make sure they don’t. And one way is to put posts like this on my blog. This blog.
Thank you for reading. have a very good day. And night.
