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re: Virus Question?

Posted on 12/4/18 at 1:18 pm to
Posted by jdd48
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Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 12/4/18 at 1:18 pm to
Hoax. The way alot of them work is you answer or call back the number. A "tech support specialist" answers the call, tries to dupe you into thinking you have viruses, and tries to get you to give them remote access to your computer. Once they have control, they set a password with a program called syskey, which basically locks you out of your own computer. The scammers then demand money to provide you with the password that they just set to unlock your PC.
This post was edited on 12/5/18 at 1:38 pm
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