My friendly recently called me in a panic: her computer was making a load screeching noise and her screen was telling her to not touch anything but rather call this "Microsoft" tech repair number.
This was a scam. The entity creating this screen and noise were a scam to get people to pay for anti-virus software.
Below is what the screen looked like. Don't fall for this. This is the number they told her to call:
1-855-383-8420
You can Google this telephone number and you'll find similar horror stories about this company.
The screen says:
The page at alert.norton.com.ok-po-alert.com says:
* * * Computer Health Alert * * *
Your Browser Detected Security Error. Due to Suspicious Activity Found on Your Computer. Contact Microsoft Certified Live Technicians
1-855-383-8420 (Toll-Free)
The screen also says the computer is infected with "Trojan" and "SpyWare.bot". That was not true.
After calling, they try to get you to subscribe to their bogus services.
So today 10/31/15 I received a similar message on google chrome. The number however, was a bit different, 1-855-383-4344, toll-free as well. When I called I made sure to use [*67], not sure if it made a difference though. A song played for a few seconds then abruptly ended, no-one answered. Kinda weird considering the screen reads, "...call the toll free number below for a Microsoft-Certified technician to help you resolve the issue." Had I not marked privately who knows what lies they would've said. Scammers these days.
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