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Microsoft Virus Scam
Posted on 5/20/16 at 6:21 am
Posted on 5/20/16 at 6:21 am
My sister fell for this yesterday.
She got a blinky pop-up which told her to contact Microsoft because her computer was compromised.
After giving them access to her computer, she finally thought something might be up when they wanted $200.00 to fix her computer.
So she called me.
Told her to hang up and turn the laptop off. When I got there, I removed the Citrix software they had installed along with Citrix assistant.
Ran about 3 different scans and from the malware standpoint, there isn't anything on there, but I have no clue how they got access to her computer and whether they can just jump right back in now.
I'll probably reformat this weekend.
She also fell for a really hard sell You Are Going To Jail for back taxes scam. Even though she owed nothing and has always paid her taxes. She didn't have the amount the guy was asking for. If he hadn't been so greedy, she probably would have paid it.
She got a blinky pop-up which told her to contact Microsoft because her computer was compromised.
After giving them access to her computer, she finally thought something might be up when they wanted $200.00 to fix her computer.
So she called me.
Told her to hang up and turn the laptop off. When I got there, I removed the Citrix software they had installed along with Citrix assistant.
Ran about 3 different scans and from the malware standpoint, there isn't anything on there, but I have no clue how they got access to her computer and whether they can just jump right back in now.
I'll probably reformat this weekend.
She also fell for a really hard sell You Are Going To Jail for back taxes scam. Even though she owed nothing and has always paid her taxes. She didn't have the amount the guy was asking for. If he hadn't been so greedy, she probably would have paid it.
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Posted on 5/20/16 at 6:55 am to TigerMyth36
There's a reason scams like this exist....it's because they work on 90% of Americans
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:05 am to TigerMyth36
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Citrix software
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I have no clue how they got access to her computer
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Citrix software
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:15 am to RecordSetter
I know that but how did it get installed. I know nothing about remote access so I am not sure what she did that allowed them to install the citrix.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:21 am to TigerMyth36
Give me her email. I have a normal p*nis but I'll tell her it's nine inches, my chances look good.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:23 am to TigerMyth36
they walk you through getting the remote apps installed. i've seen them use teamviewer and gotomypc rescue as well
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:00 am to TigerMyth36
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Microsoft Virus Scam
Your title belies the context in the body of your post. It should read something like: My sister fell for a virus scam yesterday.
Posted on 5/20/16 at 8:44 am to TigerMyth36
Tell her to stop watching pron
Posted on 5/20/16 at 9:06 am to TigerMyth36
Typically what I've seen is once they have access to the computer they'll transfer a jpeg or something to the temp folder and then they pull it up and go "see you have all these viruses" .. typically once you kill the connection you are fine.
Posted on 5/21/16 at 11:07 am to TigerMyth36
What exactly popped up on her computer in this case? Symptoms?
Asking because my dad might have something similar, he just hasn't talked to anyone...
Asking because my dad might have something similar, he just hasn't talked to anyone...
Posted on 5/21/16 at 11:38 am to shotcaller1
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Tell her to stop watching Facebook videos or taking the fricking quizzes
Posted on 5/21/16 at 11:40 am to philabuck
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they'll transfer a jpeg or something to the temp folder and then they pull it up and go "see you have all these viruses" ..
They actually take you into your own event viewer, where on a normal day, you will at least have some yellow to scare you..
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typically once you kill the connection you are fine.
um..no...
Posted on 5/21/16 at 12:47 pm to RecordSetter
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typically once you kill the connection you are fine.
um..no...
It depends on far along it'seems progressed.
Posted on 5/21/16 at 1:14 pm to TigerMyth36
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Ran about 3 different scans and from the malware standpoint, there isn't anything on there, but I have no clue how they got access to her computer and whether they can just jump right back in now.
Once you delete Citrix, i don't think they can.
The big scam these days it so make people think their computer is messed up and make them pay X amount of dollars per month to "fix" the problem. The computer is really not messed up and the scammer does nothing but collect his money.
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I'll probably reformat this weekend.
Yes. Better safe than sorry.
Posted on 5/21/16 at 6:55 pm to TigerMyth36
Hate these things.
Usually foreigners up this crap.
Usually foreigners up this crap.
Posted on 5/21/16 at 11:24 pm to TigerMyth36
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sister
Pics
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blinky pop-up
Pics
Posted on 5/22/16 at 3:37 pm to RecordSetter
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They actually take you into your own event viewer, where on a normal day, you will at least have some yellow to scare you..
Or the take you to a folder where the files are legit but have gibberish names.
There are some hilarious videos on YouTube of people messing with them. One counterscam is opening a virtual machine and letting them into that.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 4:30 pm to Bestbank Tiger
I watched one of the virtual machine trolls. Let the guy go through his whole spiel then told him he was running linux.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 6:47 pm to TigerMyth36
My wife falls for this crap all the time. Scares the hell out of me financially.
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