sheff-utd Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 I'm using Avast Anti-virus at the moment.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff-utd Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 He did give the company name, address - 55 Manchester Road, Manchester and website to try to prove that the company was genuine. Luckily, I didn't hand over credit card details, but the tactics did scare me This number of 24PC care 0161 -408-4448 DO NOT RESPOND,, THEY ARE CON ARTISTS BUT BEWARE. These tactics should not catch the savvy amongst us BUT it will catch out those who dont know a lot about PCs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Have you got an up-to-date antivirus on your laptop? That would be my first port of call. If you don't there are free ones you can get from the internet like AVG: http://avg.2011-downloads.com/?s=yuk&a=avg&OVRAW=avg&OVKEY=avg&OVMTC=standard&OVADID=74293548031&OVKWID=6678328031&OVCAMPGID=40196031&OVADGRPID=378661419 Use the antivirus to scan for all malware, spyware and viruses. If he did add anything it will find it and remove it. Delete any cookies (information that tracks where you go on the web, you can find this info from going to 'tools'>'internet options' from your internet menu bar at the top). And check the status of your firewall. This you can find from going to 'start'>'control panel'>'system security'. Hope that helps! EDIT: Oops! Didn't see the bit about mcAfee. What good would AV be if the user just lets anyone access the machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 He did give the company name, address - 55 Manchester Road, Manchester and website to try to prove that the company was genuine. Luckily, I didn't hand over credit card details, but the tactics did scare me This number of 24PC care 0161 -408-4448 DO NOT RESPOND,, THEY ARE CON ARTISTS BUT BEWARE. These tactics should not catch the savvy amongst us BUT it will catch out those who dont know a lot about PCs I work at MaccyDees 633 Penistone Road Sheffield S6 2GB Tel: (0114) 2853156 Do you now think I work there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Have you got an up-to-date antivirus on your laptop? That would be my first port of call. If you don't there are free ones you can get from the internet like AVG: http://avg.2011-downloads.com/?s=yuk&a=avg&OVRAW=avg&OVKEY=avg&OVMTC=standard&OVADID=74293548031&OVKWID=6678328031&OVCAMPGID=40196031&OVADGRPID=378661419 Use the antivirus to scan for all malware, spyware and viruses. If he did add anything it will find it and remove it. Delete any cookies (information that tracks where you go on the web, you can find this info from going to 'tools'>'internet options' from your internet menu bar at the top). And check the status of your firewall. This you can find from going to 'start'>'control panel'>'system security'. Hope that helps! EDIT: Oops! Didn't see the bit about mcAfee. He could have also just installed a keylogger which I doubt any AV would pick up. How do you suppose he sorts that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff-utd Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 i don't let just anyone on my Pc, with him telling me the address and website, and they sounded clever and did know a lot about computers.. it all sounded proffesional, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL261209 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 What good would AV be if the user just lets anyone access the machine? You would hope that if the guy had uploaded something nasty it will find and remove it. The OP did ask afterwards if there was anything else they could do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff-utd Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 I work at MaccyDees 633 Penistone Road Sheffield S6 2GB Tel: (0114) 2853156 Do you now think I work there? lol.. i know, when i think back now, i realise how daft i was.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyR Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Hi, Not sure if this is the same thing but I got a call form a manchester number last week and a indian woman asked me about my finance and was trying to sell me something on the phone- I was pretty blunt and said that I had no mortgage, loan or finance out at the moment and she left me alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff-utd Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 this number that called me has happened to someone else i know... but it was over a year ago.. he said the only way to keep everything safe is to pay them.. pay them to fix your laptop. he told me that they installed a virus on his laptop to mess it all up. after he paid, they turned the virus off, but somehow they set it to become active after a certain ammount of time again meaning they pay again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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