US shuts down 'scareware' sellers

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Hooray,
this stuff is a major scam and PITA

BBC NEWS | Technology | US shuts down 'scareware' sellers
  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    But so sad for me, this was the source of a large portion of my income when I had my shop open.
    Even now I still get the occasional from former customers that are currently having this problem.
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    • Profile picture of the author YiKeS
      Originally Posted by KimW View Post

      But so sad for me, this was the source of a large portion of my income when I had my shop open.
      Even now I still get the occasional from former customers that are currently having this problem.
      EDIT:
      To clear things up, I simply got the wrong impression ...

      KimW REPAIRS the damage not inflict it
      ... sorry for the mixup mate
      END EDIT:

      Gee your game admitting "this was the source of a large
      portion of my income when I had my shop open" ... your
      sad because your not scamming people still??

      Now THAT is sad in itself ... hopefully your being sarcastic :rolleyes:

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      • Profile picture of the author ThomM
        Originally Posted by Christopher J. View Post

        Gee your game admitting "this was the source of a large
        portion of my income when I had my shop open" ... your
        sad because your not scamming people still??

        Now THAT is sad in itself ... hopefully your being sarcastic :rolleyes:

        Christopher J.
        You got it wrong Chris.
        Kim ran a computer repair shop.
        Removing that crap from customers computers was where he made the $.
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  • Profile picture of the author valerieSONORA
    I hadn't heard of scareware before but I'm glad it's gone. How decietful!!
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    • Profile picture of the author YiKeS
      G`day Thom,

      thanks for clearing that up, I really was shocked to
      read the comment ... to me, Kim was selling this crap
      not getting rid of it ... I didn`t know "the shop" was
      a repair shop offline ... crikey I hardly know anyone`s
      background to be truthful (not nosy either)

      I`ll edit my post but KimW ... you should just clarify
      to give the right first impression ... didn`t think of the
      "repair" angle as it`s certainly not clear.

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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    LOL - this is funny.

    Actually - when Kim is ticked off at someone, she doesn't mess with their computer - she just hexes them. All good and above board.
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  • Profile picture of the author trinitron00
    So what is the difference between these ones the ftc shutdown and the ones on clickbank? their names even look similar
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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    Ruh Ro...HeySal, I thoiught you knew, this Kim is a guy !

    Christopher, lol, that's funny. No, I don't inflict peoples machines with problems, I fixed them.
    I'm a nice guy....really.....
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    You have got to be f...ing kidding me. All those pm's and I thought I was talking to a female - now you have me wondering what I said to you that I that I wouldn't have if I had known. And here you just thought I was extremely comfortable talking to strange guys about, well....anything.
    LOL. OMG. I wish I could remember how embarrassed I need to be.
    I won't tell anything if you won't. I don't forget EVERYTHING ya know.


    Well there ya go, Christopher - safe and sound. Everyone knows men
    can't throw hexes half as effectively as women.
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    • Profile picture of the author YiKeS
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      You have got to be f...ing kidding me. All those pm's and I thought I was talking to a female - now you have me wondering what I said to you that I that I wouldn't have if I had known. And here you just thought I was extremely comfortable talking to strange guys about, well....anything.
      LOL. OMG. I wish I could remember how embarrassed I need to be.
      I won't tell anything if you won't. I don't forget EVERYTHING ya know.


      Well there ya go, Christopher - safe and sound. Everyone knows men
      can't throw hexes half as effectively as women.

      Mine seem to work very well Sal LOL ... `n I`m gonna
      be hitting up KimW for the goss you gals get into on PM ...

      could be worth squidillions­â„¢!!

      I always thought you were a nice gal to KimW :rolleyes:

      ... then a nice guy

      ... then this thread a bad man

      ... then with clarification a good man again

      ... then Sal throws a curve ball and it was back to a good gal

      ... then finally back to the TRUTH ...


      Never guess I was female would ya!!! :p











      J/K ...

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    • Profile picture of the author myob
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      You have got to be f...ing kidding me. All those pm's and I thought I was talking to a female - now you have me wondering what I said to you that I that I wouldn't have if I had known. And here you just thought I was extremely comfortable talking to strange guys about, well....anything.
      LOL. OMG. I wish I could remember how embarrassed I need to be.
      I won't tell anything if you won't. I don't forget EVERYTHING ya know.


      Well there ya go, Christopher - safe and sound. Everyone knows men
      can't throw hexes half as effectively as women.
      ROFLMAO!

      Now THAT is some real scareware right there. You should always check first before opening your mouth.
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    • Profile picture of the author KimW
      Originally Posted by p1a1u1l1 View Post

      lol Haysal, have you never visited Kim's Blog in his sig?




      -paul

      Yeah Paul,
      I really need to update it, a lot has happened since I last did anything to it, like two operations.
      The short news is that I'm supposedly cancer free ( prostate ) and the transplant coordinator at the center Ihave applied for a kidney transplant at called me a few days ago and told me they had a meeting and are still going to make me wait at least two years of being cancer free before they will consider me a candidate again. ( I figure since they call us candidates, it must be political!)
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  • Profile picture of the author valerieSONORA
    LOL Kim you need to change your username to Kim_Is_A_Male eliminate a lot of confusion. Sal I hope you didn't talk to much about female issues LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Okay everyone - I got it. Okay? Now, in my defense - I would have assumed from a few of the things I have said to Kim that he would have gotten the clue that I thought he was female.

    Kim -- hope that collagen builder works wonders for ya, buddy.

    Have I ever been to his website? Don't remember - I have clicked on one massive amount of websites, and if I am tired when I do so, I won't remember unless I have an important point in doing so at the time.

    His illness - yes I knew, but I got wrong which organs were effected. We don't need to go there.

    It's all good - I didn't know and he either didn't know I didn't or he was having too much fun letting it slide.

    That's okay, I like guys. I've liked a few more than slightly too much. Just a tad surprised is all. LOL.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shane Bryan
    Glad to see those guys being shut down. My computer has also been in the shop because of them.
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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    Yeah Sal, ther was a time or two that you said something that made me go"doesn't she know I'm a guy?", but then, even us guys like to look good as we get older, so that beauty tips will help me a lot!
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