Hello everyone. I just got a phone call (yes- a phone call) saying (in an indian accent)that they are from google support and calling in reference to a computer with 3 viruses. I know something about computers and when I heard it, I thought it was a scam. Said goodbye and put the phone down. After that I started thinking. I have 3 other sloppy computer challenged users in the house. So I asked my wife who has a Toshiba tablet and she told me that " something just pops up'. She said that she does not download from any other site other than google store and did not dl this program. Saw that it was Armour for Android. Showed that her tablet has 3 viruses. Clicked on the fix button and it brought me to a google play-like billing page for $ 0.99/day payment. Needless to say, I uninstalled it and went online to search about it. I found an article written by Sophos dated January 2013. The billing noted was $ 0.99/ week. Now its per day. I have a feeling, they will soon cut and run. Here is the scary thing. Reading thru the app information, it says that the app can access a lot of stuff from your computer ( I hope it did not go thru my home network). They even manage to get my phone number!!!!! Looking back, I should have string the indian guy along to try to get more information out of him but I shut him off asap after hearing that he is from google support, that my computer had 3 viruses (none of my family members were complaining of funky tablets and laptops)>
kimncath- you are not alone!