New trojan about to strike???? Got strange phone call
Hey everyone,
Have you heard anything of a new trojan that's about to strike? I received a strange phone call about an hour ago, from somebody who sounded like he was in an Indian call centre. He seemed to be blind-calling, as he didn't know my name. He said he was a Microsoft Cert Systems Engineer, alerting me to some scary new trojan that's about to harm my computer "within 24 hours". He wanted me to turn on my computer and go to "www.teamviewer.com". This all sounded very fishy, so I ended it then and there. I have no idea who he was, or what his goals really where, but I'm not going to hand remote control of my PC over to a complete stranger. Anyway, I'm now curious as to whether or not anybody else has received a similar call? I also figured I'd better warn others less computer-literate than me in case they receive a similar call. It seems like a very odd way to try and spread a virus, but also a very strange way to remove one too.
FWIW, my computer currently seems to be operating fine. I've not received any warnings from my anti-virus software either. If my posts cease tomorrow, you'll know what happened...
Have you heard anything of a new trojan that's about to strike? I received a strange phone call about an hour ago, from somebody who sounded like he was in an Indian call centre. He seemed to be blind-calling, as he didn't know my name. He said he was a Microsoft Cert Systems Engineer, alerting me to some scary new trojan that's about to harm my computer "within 24 hours". He wanted me to turn on my computer and go to "www.teamviewer.com". This all sounded very fishy, so I ended it then and there. I have no idea who he was, or what his goals really where, but I'm not going to hand remote control of my PC over to a complete stranger. Anyway, I'm now curious as to whether or not anybody else has received a similar call? I also figured I'd better warn others less computer-literate than me in case they receive a similar call. It seems like a very odd way to try and spread a virus, but also a very strange way to remove one too.
FWIW, my computer currently seems to be operating fine. I've not received any warnings from my anti-virus software either. If my posts cease tomorrow, you'll know what happened...
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