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security software issues/ call centres

greenart · 2011-07-05 22:41:17

Hi just off the phone from India for 1+ 1/2 hrs from a microsoft call centre. The guy took me through my whole system to show me that the computer ( my fathers that is) was 98.36 % corrupt with malicious software etc. Bottom line was the computer would shut down in upto 48hrs and he would lose everything because the…

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05-07-2011 11:41pm

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greenart

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Hi just off the phone from India for 1+ 1/2 hrs from a microsoft call centre. The guy took me through my whole system to show me that the computer ( my fathers that is) was 98.36 % corrupt with malicious software etc.
Bottom line was the computer would shut down in upto 48hrs and he would lose everything because the security licence was expired.
Also all computers sold here have only temporary licenences and that you can only buy them from the microsoft website.
We have been using microsft security essentials free download and it says that computer is ok.

anyone else had these phone calls??
(much aprecieated non techno wizard )

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