Monday, June 20, 2011

Study reveals scale of fake tech support call scams


Have you received a phone call at your home from someone claiming to be working for Microsoft or your ISP? Did they claim that they weren't selling anything, but instead wanted to help you clean up a malware infection on your PC?
Well, if so, beware.
More and more people are reporting that they have received bogus support calls out of the blue, offering a free security check of their home PC.
The problem is that the free security check often involves the caller asking you to install software on your PC that gives them remote access to your computer - opening the door for malware infection, data loss and fake anti-virus scams.
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