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virus on computor

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rexel
rexel Posts: 602 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
i keep getting telephone calls there is a virus on computor and they can fix it .they want me to log onto my computor and open up some files .What would happen if you followed their instructions. the say the are from windows

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  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,829 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    total scam, there's plenty of threads on here about it.....don't follow their instructions at all.
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • Notmyrealname
    Notmyrealname Posts: 4,003 Forumite
    Basically they remotely connect, disable all the services on your computer so it won't even start then charge you money to "fix" it.
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