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Has Chrome got a flaw I don't know of...

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  • L Lost User

    Matt U. wrote:

    I can only wish they would call me regularly. Kinda makes me sad that they don't.

    You know there are chat lines for lonely people like you?

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    OriginalGriff
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    I understand they charge you per minute... ;)

    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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    • L Lost User

      Matt U. wrote:

      I can only wish they would call me regularly. Kinda makes me sad that they don't.

      You know there are chat lines for lonely people like you?

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      Matt U
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      I didn't realize I was lonely? :doh:

      djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.

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      • G glennPattonWork3

        Hi All, Just got off the phone with a scammer with an Indian accent (not being racial) call Dave(?) from Wimdows Security of Microsoft! I was a bit bored and played along got me to open the event viewer and looked in horror at all exclamation marks and red crosses. I then was a little surprised when read the script and asked me to open Google Chrome (!) as because this was a free call he could not give me the code to allow me to use Internet Explorer (?). Sadly at this point my mobile rang me with details of a contract role so had to ring off, was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience...

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        Kschuler
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        A friend of a friend got a call like that. Ended up doing what they said, downloaded some nasty thing, and they held all of his data ransom. Not sure if he paid or just lost all of his data, but it was bad.

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        • G glennPattonWork3

          Hi All, Just got off the phone with a scammer with an Indian accent (not being racial) call Dave(?) from Wimdows Security of Microsoft! I was a bit bored and played along got me to open the event viewer and looked in horror at all exclamation marks and red crosses. I then was a little surprised when read the script and asked me to open Google Chrome (!) as because this was a free call he could not give me the code to allow me to use Internet Explorer (?). Sadly at this point my mobile rang me with details of a contract role so had to ring off, was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience...

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          Forogar
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          I have had a couple of calls that starts with something like "Hello this is your tech support, there is a problem with your computer." At this point I say "Oh really? Which one?" ...and they hang up! [edit] I think one of the callers actually said they were Microsoft.

          - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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          • G glennPattonWork3

            Hi All, Just got off the phone with a scammer with an Indian accent (not being racial) call Dave(?) from Wimdows Security of Microsoft! I was a bit bored and played along got me to open the event viewer and looked in horror at all exclamation marks and red crosses. I then was a little surprised when read the script and asked me to open Google Chrome (!) as because this was a free call he could not give me the code to allow me to use Internet Explorer (?). Sadly at this point my mobile rang me with details of a contract role so had to ring off, was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience...

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            MT_
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            Microsoft actually sued few companies (including one Indian company) for exact this thing. Sad to see how few rogue elements are giving bad impression of the country..

            Thanks, Milind

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            • G glennPattonWork3

              Hi All, Just got off the phone with a scammer with an Indian accent (not being racial) call Dave(?) from Wimdows Security of Microsoft! I was a bit bored and played along got me to open the event viewer and looked in horror at all exclamation marks and red crosses. I then was a little surprised when read the script and asked me to open Google Chrome (!) as because this was a free call he could not give me the code to allow me to use Internet Explorer (?). Sadly at this point my mobile rang me with details of a contract role so had to ring off, was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience...

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              peterkmx
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              Hi, I had also these calls about 6 months ago, attacking me at home, but I said that I had no computer ... ;)

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              • G glennPattonWork3

                Hi All, Just got off the phone with a scammer with an Indian accent (not being racial) call Dave(?) from Wimdows Security of Microsoft! I was a bit bored and played along got me to open the event viewer and looked in horror at all exclamation marks and red crosses. I then was a little surprised when read the script and asked me to open Google Chrome (!) as because this was a free call he could not give me the code to allow me to use Internet Explorer (?). Sadly at this point my mobile rang me with details of a contract role so had to ring off, was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience...

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                Joe Woodbury
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                My dad amazingly got suckered by one of these scams. He panicked. We (his sons) told him to reimage. He called Dell, which gave him the steps (I wonder if they have a note that this is the second time they've had him reimage a computer? The first time was when he got a system with Windows 7. I told him to copy over the Music, Video, Documents and Images folders separately. He decided to save time by just copying the entire users directory. Mind you, this is the same man who once asked if it was safe to delete all the files in "System32". I almost said "yes.")

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                • M Matt U

                  I didn't realize I was lonely? :doh:

                  djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.

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                  Mark_Wallace
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                  Then you've learned something today. Be happy about that.

                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                  • M Mark_Wallace

                    Then you've learned something today. Be happy about that.

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                    Matt U
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                    Far from it.

                    djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.

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                    • M Matt U

                      Far from it.

                      djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.

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                      Mark_Wallace
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                      Hmm. Look, if the CP Lounge decides that you're lonely, you don't get to debate the point.

                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      • M Mark_Wallace

                        Hmm. Look, if the CP Lounge decides that you're lonely, you don't get to debate the point.

                        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                        Matt U
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                        I have no need to debate what is true. :-D

                        djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.

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                        • G glennPattonWork3

                          Hi All, Just got off the phone with a scammer with an Indian accent (not being racial) call Dave(?) from Wimdows Security of Microsoft! I was a bit bored and played along got me to open the event viewer and looked in horror at all exclamation marks and red crosses. I then was a little surprised when read the script and asked me to open Google Chrome (!) as because this was a free call he could not give me the code to allow me to use Internet Explorer (?). Sadly at this point my mobile rang me with details of a contract role so had to ring off, was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience...

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                          Lost User
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                          One word - virtual machine. Oh, wait; that's 2. Just make sure you aways have a Vm set up just waiting for the call - give them full access to do what they like - let them take control and faff around - express concern, Go to the site they give you to enter credit card details (it is fun saying you don't have one for a while - tehn admit you have a debit card - you can feel the pressure building) Then enter random digits into the credit card thing - read out the error message. Keep trying Eventually they will get you to tell them the number so they can type it in. Express concern - but eventually let them persuade you it is safe to give them your CC number. Go to this site[^] and read out one of the test credit card numbers. it is fun to read a number like 5491426628441786 as Five Four Nine Four......teen Two Six (pause) Six Two....huindred and eighty four ... four Seven (pause) teen Eighty (pause) six Hours of fun! Eventually, hopefully there will be an audible sigh of relief - or a gnashing of teeth depending how good their credit card system is! I like to end the call by thanking them for their time, and telling them how delighted I am to have been entertained like this for so long, for no charge. if they think the transaction has been successful (hasn't happened to me yet but I live in hope) I intend to tell them that a friend is having problems too - could I give them his number to call - and give one of my other numbers.

                          PooperPig - Coming Soon

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                            One word - virtual machine. Oh, wait; that's 2. Just make sure you aways have a Vm set up just waiting for the call - give them full access to do what they like - let them take control and faff around - express concern, Go to the site they give you to enter credit card details (it is fun saying you don't have one for a while - tehn admit you have a debit card - you can feel the pressure building) Then enter random digits into the credit card thing - read out the error message. Keep trying Eventually they will get you to tell them the number so they can type it in. Express concern - but eventually let them persuade you it is safe to give them your CC number. Go to this site[^] and read out one of the test credit card numbers. it is fun to read a number like 5491426628441786 as Five Four Nine Four......teen Two Six (pause) Six Two....huindred and eighty four ... four Seven (pause) teen Eighty (pause) six Hours of fun! Eventually, hopefully there will be an audible sigh of relief - or a gnashing of teeth depending how good their credit card system is! I like to end the call by thanking them for their time, and telling them how delighted I am to have been entertained like this for so long, for no charge. if they think the transaction has been successful (hasn't happened to me yet but I live in hope) I intend to tell them that a friend is having problems too - could I give them his number to call - and give one of my other numbers.

                            PooperPig - Coming Soon

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                            glennPattonWork3
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                            I am still kicking myself I don't have a VM set up on this machine (if I was using my Windows 7 box, I would have done that), I did play the phone is braking up though, must make a note of that web site and hope for another call.... We do need an :evil: smiley !!!

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