There are a couple of scams going around the newest one I have seen is where someone call you claiming to be from Microsoft and tell you you have problems with your computer. they then have you download and install logmein software so they can access your computer. the pull up an error log ans show you all the problems that your computer has and then they try to get you to pay them to fix the problems. No the first problem is that in all my days of owning a computer Microsoft has never called me. The next thing is you don't know the person on the other end of the line so why would you want to give them access to your computer. My best piece of advice I can give you is if you don't know who the person is and you didn't call them its not a good ideal to let them access your computer. and don't give them your credit card information.
The second scam is a virus that looks like an anti-virus the best way to identify this is to know which AV software you are running and if you get prompted by any other program claiming to have found a a worm, Trojan or virus on your computer and requiring you to purchase a piece of software to remove then you are infected. at the following link you will find instructions for removing it http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/8693/how-to-remove-antivirus-live-and-other-roguefake-antivirus-malware/ I suggest you have your tools together before the problem occurs so you will know that to do and be able to do it.
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