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tweetiepooh · 20-10-2016, 10:44

Another scam is they get access to your PC, encrypt/password the SAM database and then request payment to release it. The patter is more on the lines of illustrating problems that aren't (normal lines in logs that look bad but really are nothing), offering to help, showing there is now a real problem and charging to fix it.

There are some brilliant YouTube videos of people getting their own back on these including using virtual machines, key loggers and the like. One of the best has someone talking to obviously a new employee, getting them to set a number of BIOS passwords on their machine, rebooting and hearing the moan of despair as they suddenly realise their PC is now locked out completely. (Well to them anyway! I'm sure their IT folks can reset BIOS).

20-10-2016, 10:44	#20
tweetiepooh Virgin Media Employee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Winchester Services: Staff MyRates BB: VM 1Gb TV: VM XL Phone : VM XL Posts: 3,292	Re: I've just received a call from Microsoft Another scam is they get access to your PC, encrypt/password the SAM database and then request payment to release it. The patter is more on the lines of illustrating problems that aren't (normal lines in logs that look bad but really are nothing), offering to help, showing there is now a real problem and charging to fix it. There are some brilliant YouTube videos of people getting their own back on these including using virtual machines, key loggers and the like. One of the best has someone talking to obviously a new employee, getting them to set a number of BIOS passwords on their machine, rebooting and hearing the moan of despair as they suddenly realise their PC is now locked out completely. (Well to them anyway! I'm sure their IT folks can reset BIOS). __________________ I work for VMO2 but reply here in my own right. Any help or advice is made on a best-effort basis. No comments construe any obligation on VMO2 or its employees.