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Does Avast contact you via phone for computer update from Secure Guard?
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June 15, 2017, 12:23:44 AM »
Someone has called me saying they need to update my computer. Does someone from secure guard or something like that do that?
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Re: Does Avast contact you via phone for computer update from Secure Guard?
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June 15, 2017, 12:26:58 AM »
No, avast will never contact you by phone.
And the real rare cases they do, they will never call on behave of another company.
It was just a scam call you received.
I would say block that number en tell the police about it.
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INDEPENDENT support (chat for Windows, Windows apps, and many other things), just state the problem/ask your question in the channel and have patience
NO SECURITY TOOL PROTECTS A SYSTEM AGAINST THE STUPIDITY OF A USER
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