Just a warning--I got scammed this afternoon by an outfit claiming they were calling from Microsoft to do a security check.  He said it was a follow up to the Wanny Cry hack that hit 150 countries last month.

I argued with them because I was doubtful, but I did just get a new computer and had trouble with its Windows & security updates, so I let them do a Supremo check into my computer.  Big mistake.  

In the end they wanted to sell me Dell security products for $299.99 and up.  No way would a Microsoft employee be selling Dell products, so I knew I'd let in a scammer.  I got off the phone, but the damage was done.  He installed a trojan horse malware program that controlled my laptop, making it boot up but then shut down every 2 mins.

Fortunately, it was a backup laptop I'd just bought on Ebay for $45, so losing that much moeny and the work I'd put into setting it up this week was all the damage that was done.  It is frightening, though, to be scammed online where I come for support at DS PTSD.  There are some not so nice people out there.  Boo.

If they got data off of my laptop, it won't help them rob me because I don't keep passwords on my laptop for that very reason.  Still , I changed all of my passwords on my bank account and credit cards.

Just thought I'd vent a little, since I'm upset about it, and also give everybody else a heads up so it doesn't happen to them.