Cold Call Support Scam Rolls On, Warns ESET

These calls sound like extending their services to resolve the problems on ones system and end up fracturing the system.

May 31, 2013 / 12:45 IST

ESET, global provider of security solutions for businesses and consumers, warns against the cold call support scams which have been growing increasingly. These calls sound like extending their services to resolve the problems on ones system and end up fracturing the system. Through cold calling and addressing themselves as representatives of well-known companies, they try to convince the customers that they have detected viruses or other malware on their system and they would like to remotely access their systems to solve the problem.

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first published: May 31, 2013 12:35 pm

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