'Your computer isn't safe'

[Adamm]

can't be found, but if it is a scam how does he know my details?

cos u signed up to a site and they passed ur details on.

re-format is the word. so is bird.

[Richie]

Sorry try that link:
http://timtrent.blogspot.com/2010/04...called-me.html

What did the guy actually say to you?

omg that link is exactly my call

[Swastika]

You should've recorded it, next time he phones - hit record and mess with his head, unless its automated of course lol.

[Recursion]

NONE of this thread makes sense.

YOU do not need to go in the event log, the event log is generally for system administrators, everything in there is to do with the system, rarely, if ever, will you see anything about viruses. Ignore the warnings, they are common.

I have literally tens of thousands of entries in my Event Log, none of them I need to worry about.

EDIT: Just looked, I have literally 1,512 Warnings and Error messages in just my Application log, you don't need to worry.

Also next time, ignore cold callers, this is why we have a system that asks witheld callers and numbers we havent approved for their name, then we can "zap" their call or accept

[Eckuii]

Scan your computer if your so worried. Events logs have no impact on viruses. Im sure if many people checked the events log they would poo their pants.

[Richie]

NONE of this thread makes sense.

YOU do not need to go in the event log, the event log is generally for system administrators, everything in there is to do with the system, rarely, if ever, will you see anything about viruses. Ignore the warnings, they are common.

I have literally tens of thousands of entries in my Event Log, none of them I need to worry about.

Ok thanks I'm contacting the internet police about this guy, hes calling back next week 'for me to make the payment' hes gonna get abuse hurled at him. Is their anyone I can contact about this guy trying to 'scam' me?

I do a full scan everyday I think he just used event log as an excuse to make me believe my computer was unsafe

[Recursion]

Ok thanks I'm contacting the internet police about this guy, hes calling back next week 'for me to make the payment' hes gonna get abuse hurled at him. Is their anyone I can contact about this guy trying to 'scam' me?

I do a full scan everyday I think he just used event log as an excuse to make me believe my computer was unsafe

Have you signed up to http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/ ? It may stop some of your cold calls.

[Richie]

Have you signed up to http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/ ? It may stop some of your cold calls.

Nope I haven't registered but il do that now, what am I meant to do when I get a phone call 'returned from the mack'?

[FlyingJesus]

Event log errors can just be a program not wanting to start up or even you stopping it lol. Mack sounds like a dude but you should never really need to pay for antivirus software when so much of the good stuff is free anyway, and if you're careful (which I wasn't, hence spending the last week sorting out rootkits and backdoors..) then you should be fine in most cases just by running good virus scans regularly.

[Catzsy]

Ok thanks I'm contacting the internet police about this guy, hes calling back next week 'for me to make the payment' hes gonna get abuse hurled at him. Is their anyone I can contact about this guy trying to 'scam' me?

I do a full scan everyday I think he just used event log as an excuse to make me believe my computer was unsafe

You should get in touch with your phone provider and they can tell you if they have an 'abuse' service. We have BT and they have a full time department dealing with this sort of stuff. They put a monitor on your line and when the person calls you dial a special number to alert them and they deal with it from there. We had somebody trying to scam by pretending to be from Sky TV and they sorted it.