scam eventvwr MS

Hang up if a person with an accent calls telling you that you are receiving malware as you speak and tells to you to enter   eventvwr which is event viewer in the run box.

It is a scam by Global Inc.

A friend of mine had this happen to him Saturday too. He did as they asked and they told him he had over 3000 errors showing in Event Viewer. Fortunately he panicked, hung up and brought his computer to me rather than giving them money. 

I told him he was being scammed and all computers have errors in Event Viewer and if they call again, feel free to curse them and hang up

Any unsolicited phone calls advising your computer is infected are definitely scams. Not answering their questions and hanging up the phone is the best way to deal with these scammers in my opinion. Others have found wasting their time effective in ensuring they do not receive a repeat call. Here are some articles on phone scammers.

• Avoid tech support phone scams: What you need to know
• Don’t fall for phony phone tech support
• Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently
• Windows Support Scam - Fake phone calls actively circulating

Hey Rich

They say if you find a good plumber or mechanic, marry them.

Now that applies to pcs.  

Peter, for sure!

I don't usually have time, but a couple times I've entertained myself by playing with them.  They get so angry when I question them a bit that they finally just hang up on me.