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llama64 · 05-06-2011, 09:49 AM

My mother got called by someone representing "Computer Tech Support Inc". They wanted her to let them remote in to her machine and run some of their "specialized malware removal software". I didn't she fell for it... but I told her to take her machine into a Memory Express just to be safe. I've stopped doing tech support for my family on the claim that I know nothing about Windows anymore (moved to mac.. hehehe). One of the biggest reasons I flipped - just didn't want to deal with the malware crap anymore, at least not on my work machine.

Anyways, NEVER trust tech support over the phone. Take it to an actual store - one that you can confirm exists and can sue into oblivion if they try to scam you.

05-06-2011, 09:49 AM	#12
llama64 First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: /dev/null Exp:	My mother got called by someone representing "Computer Tech Support Inc". They wanted her to let them remote in to her machine and run some of their "specialized malware removal software". I didn't she fell for it... but I told her to take her machine into a Memory Express just to be safe. I've stopped doing tech support for my family on the claim that I know nothing about Windows anymore (moved to mac.. hehehe). One of the biggest reasons I flipped - just didn't want to deal with the malware crap anymore, at least not on my work machine. Anyways, NEVER trust tech support over the phone. Take it to an actual store - one that you can confirm exists and can sue into oblivion if they try to scam you. Last edited by llama64; 05-06-2011 at 09:51 AM.