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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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 Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:49 am Post subject: Damned if I do, & damned if I don't |
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Just had a warning pop up in Skype with a US accent, repeating several times that my pc is infected & I need to install a Windows patch pro maintenance, at www.sosgt.com
But when I call up that link, I get another warning from google, "danger, do not proceed, this website contains malware". Anyone else had this recently? I have only set Skype up, but have never used it. Just switched it off & changed security settings to contacts only. |
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crossmr
Joined: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:19 am Post subject: |
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| where did you download skype from? the official site? do you run any anti-virus software at all? |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| Yep downloaded from the official Skype site & my pc runs several virus scans each day. (AVG, & Windows firewall is on) Ran a manual check 2 days ago & found nothing, apart from a tracking cookie, since deleted. |
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zhanknight
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Location: Yangsan
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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It's spam/crap. Don't visit the website anymore. What you heard was essentially the skype version of a prerecorded call. This one is fairly common. Your skype install is also fine.
They spam you, hope you buy into their message as if it was coming from Skype, and then tell you to go to that address where they both 1. Ask for money and 2. Infect your computer. |
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