To: JoeProBono
give me a half hour alone with them and a baseball bat...
2 posted on
10/05/2012 3:09:07 PM PDT by
Mr. K
("The only thing the World would hate more than the USA in charge is the USA NOT in charge")
To: JoeProBono
It’s called fraud and, yes, it is illegal.
3 posted on
10/05/2012 3:10:19 PM PDT by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: JoeProBono
and they GIVE you a virus to boot
How many are still doing this out there?
4 posted on
10/05/2012 3:24:27 PM PDT by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: JoeProBono
Fake antivirus includes most commercial products out there, not least my old and murderous enemy Norman.
6 posted on
10/05/2012 3:27:05 PM PDT by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (I will fear no muslim))
To: JoeProBono
Good. Now they can go after Rachel of Card Services.
7 posted on
10/05/2012 3:33:21 PM PDT by
Fresh Wind
('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
To: JoeProBono
The scanner then urged consumers to buy software, priced between $40 and $60, to remediate the issue.... I assume this is another class action lawsuit with the bulk payment going to the attorneys and not the victimized consumers.
8 posted on
10/05/2012 3:34:43 PM PDT by
a fool in paradise
(Obama likes to claim credit for getting Osama. Why hasn't he tried Khalid Sheikh Mohammed yet?)
To: JoeProBono
Some of those programs were a royal pain to remove- the first one I encountered took me three hours to clean out as most of them block the installation of AV software. I did earn a fair chunk of change, though, because at one point I was getting several calls a week to clean infected PCs. Nice as that was, I’d rather be doing something productive.
14 posted on
10/05/2012 4:51:18 PM PDT by
Squawk 8888
(True North- Strong Leader, Strong Dollar, Strong and Free!)
To: JoeProBono
I’ve dealt with this one on 2 different machines - it’s a royal pain to get rid of.
17 posted on
10/05/2012 7:47:37 PM PDT by
Some Fat Guy in L.A.
(Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
To: JoeProBono
My mother clicked on some similar deal several years ago and the damn thing was almost ineradicable from her computer. I’d say that qualifies as a rootkit virus itself.
Don’t remember the name, but none of these was the one. I’ve been wondering if these “Clean my Pc” ads lately aren’t something similar.
All forms of virus, rootkits and trojans should qualify their developers for the death penalty.
18 posted on
10/06/2012 1:52:15 PM PDT by
wildbill
(You're just jealous because the Voices talk oMnly to me.)
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