Windows 10: Was my dad scammed?

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  1. JONNY-3833
    Jonny-3833 Win User

    Was my dad scammed?


    my dad turned his computer on and a popup saying the computer was locked/frozen kept popping up. It had only 1 number to call to have it fixed. it was a non microsoft number/message. The alleged company was called NovaTech. My dad called the number and it was a guy with an indain accent who answered and told him he could pay $600 to fix the computer and an additional $1000 for internet security. I know this is a scam because there was only that one number to call and it kept popping up. Is this a new scam? How could my dad have fixed the computer without calling the number? I believe h

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    Jonny-3833, Aug 2, 2023
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  2. TEETOTHEJAY
    TeetotheJay Win User

    ZEUS Virus phone tech support scam got my Dad today. Are we okay?

    So earlier today my Dad opened a link on Facebook, which then prompted him with the "ALERT Zeus Virus. Contact Microsoft support now" etc. He called the number listed (which was a 1-877 number) and was prompted to input a pin so that the technician could
    remotely access his laptop. The technician continued to explain that his anti-virus software wasn't good enough and that he should buy their line of products for 299$. My Dad started to get freaked out when the guy was controlling the computer so he hung up
    and turned the computer off. Now, I have a few questions to ask.

    1. Is the laptop that he accessed now compromised? He pointed out the IP address to my Dad (no idea why) and that's a little scary to me. Since the shutdown, I've rebooted it and put it in Airplane mode just in case. Is the computer safe or should we take
    it in to get looked at?

    2. Are other computers in our household compromised? We all run on the same network so I'm worried that the scam artist now has access to all of our devices.

    3. What's the next step? Should we download an anti-virus program that can scan for this sort of thing? Sorry, just kind of new to this stuff as I've never fallen for one of these scams before. I feel bad for my Dad as he had no idea. He barely ever uses
    computers and it seemed legit to him with all of the Microsoft logos on the screen.

    The guy seemed to want him to buy their product. He didn't get access to any files (I don't believe but I'll double check) and he never got my Dad to download any programs or anything. So I hope we're okay. Any help would be greatly appreciated and I'll
    answer any more questions you may have!

    Sorry for the long post I just want to get this figured out as soon as possible.
     
    TeetotheJay, Aug 2, 2023
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  3. SMEED
    Smeed Win User
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    Jsssssssss Win User

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