I have received a call from these people twice. The first time they wanted to remotely access my computer to find a problem ("they were notified about"), and want to sell me a security product on monthly payments. The second time they called I informed them I had received a call from them before and am not interested. But, it this company really affiliated with Microsoft?
I have received a call from these people twice. The first time they wanted to remotely access my computer to find a problem ("they were notified about"), and want to sell me a security product on monthly payments. The second time they called I informed them I had received a call from them before and am not interested. But, it this company really affiliated with Microsoft?
NO. It's a scam.
Never let people who call you gain remote access to your PC. They will steal all your private information, give you malware, over charge you and generally ruin your day (or several). They are criminals. Microsoft would not call you. I know about PC security software and some of it is freeware, others you do have to pay for. But not the hundreds of dollars the liar would charge (really? monthly payments?!?!). You can look online for security software at places like Amazon or Newegg (there are others). Do not answer unknown callers and do not call them back. Another good PC reference is How-To Geek http://www.howtogeek.com/