'Your computer isn't safe'

[Moh]

Id make out that what they told me to do breaks it

[Markeh]

Warnings in error logs aren't problems. Errors can be, but check what the errors are first.
Ignore the cold call. I'm sick of cold callers to be truthful. Vodafone keep ringing me to ask how my contract is - 1. I don't pay the bill, 2. Seeing as the bill isn't in MY NAME, I can't help you, and 3. I'm 15. lol.

[Recursion]

I'd love a call like this. Would entertain me for a while.

Agreed

[Rapidshare]

Warnings in error logs aren't problems. Errors can be, but check what the errors are first.
Ignore the cold call. I'm sick of cold callers to be truthful. Vodafone keep ringing me to ask how my contract is - 1. I don't pay the bill, 2. Seeing as the bill isn't in MY NAME, I can't help you, and 3. I'm 15. lol.

Perhaps someone paying the bill for the phone and that the reason why they ringing the phone...

[Stephen!]

Seriously why would you even believe this for a second?

[peteyt]

Same thing happened the end of last year to my Grandad.

He bought himself a Netbook, came with a freee subscripton with McAfee for so long and it said something like something isn't correct - like some of them do, warning you if something isn't turned on or something. He got a call saying their was a problem with his computer apparently from the "Security Centre." He persumed it was McAfee but turned out to be a company called Comantra. They set up a remote control thing with LogMeIn, said it was apparently free but then later asked for card details which he stupidly gave and they said something about it was a one of payment of bla, but then decided to say he had to pay so many years in advance and when he said no they said it was too late. Cost him a few hundred.

Because it was a one off PayPal account we had problems causing a dispute - because they wanted the original card which he had cut up and got a new one - eventually they managed to sort it between the bank and PayPal but then something happened and it kept going back and forward - think he did get his money back but I'm not sure.

The important thing to always ask yourself is how do they know there is something wrong with your computer? The answer is simply, they don't! They simply ring up people and hope they will get someone with little computer knowledge. Sadly fear sells - people hear about viruses all the time and everyone wants to be more secure so people especially new to computing end up falling for it. None of us understood why my Grandad didn't contact any of us as we would have spotted it was a scam straight away and would have been able to fix any problems that did exist by ourselves.

Note there are some that call up about speeding your computer which are kind of scams and not - they simply are offering to make your PC faster - remember you can do this for free with multiple applications e.g. CCleaner

[hamheyelliot]

Went on the main page of that site, and... uh

[Richie]

he called me again and i said

'**** OFF IM TIRED OF GETTING THESE CALLS"
"BUT SIR THIS IS A SERIOUS CALL DO YOU WANT YOUR COMPUTER TO BREAK"
"YES NOW HANG UP AND CALL ME AGAIN AND IM PASSING YOUR NUMBER ONTO THE POLICE"
"OKAY IM SORRY SIR PLEASE DONT DO THAT WE WONT BOTHER U AGAIN"

[GommeInc]

I'd question why they would phone up. Anti-viruses sometimes log usage and anonymously send the information to the developer, thus when an update is available it should solve any problems. They have no reason to get in contact with users, especially when alot of them offer no such option.

[Blinger$]

its legit, trust me. i did it last week. fixed everything!