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My PC is hacked (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by Norodix@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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I just received a call from an indian microsoft technician. He informed me that my PC is sending a ton of error messages to microsoft. Most likely it has been hacked, and he would help me by remoting in and fixing the problem for me. I just wonder... Is it my PopOs or my Manjaro PC that sends all this info to microsoft?

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[–] peto@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If it's sending information to Microsoft then it has clearly been hacked. Likely by Microsoft. It was very nice of that young man to break protocol and blow the whistle on this whole thing. You should send him an itunes gift card as a thank you.

[–] FQQD@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago

Microsoft? More like Hackrosoft!!1!!

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

its a dangerous virus known as 'Linux' which can completely replace your precious Windows installation! be careful, there is a lot of propaganda pushing free (as in communism) software

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I once looked at a Linux PC and I couldn't stop reading Karl Marx ever since.

[–] fluffery@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What is this unfortunate disease called

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

Communism. You get it automatically from using Linux. Everybody knows that.

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

Well Manjaro is known for DDOSing the AUR. So there is that

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I once played along just to waste their time. Got to the point where I had to go to a site and get my IP address.

I told him it was 127.0.0.1, and he just said "I think you be messing with me now sir" and hung up. :D

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You could've told him your local IP (192.168.(1..255).(1..255)), is completely useless outside your home network but looks real enough.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Anybody with a bit of technical knowledge will recognize a local IP address

[–] einfach_orangensaft@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What ever u do, DO NOT REDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEM THAT GIFTCARD SIR, SIR I BEG U DO NOT REDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEM

[–] Norodix@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is that from one of these "messing with scammers" videos?

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I believe Kitboga did this with his voice disguised as an old woman.

[–] jemikwa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

DO NOT REDEEM

[–] nfsu2@feddit.cl 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

this made me laugh so hard, there is a YT channel that mocks and pranks this scammers and its hilarious.

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's several of them. Scammer Payback or Kitboga come to mind.

[–] xaera@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

IRLRosie is a good one too

[–] FleetingTit@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

Isn't she the voice actor?

Also: Jim Browning.