locked computer

Question

phone number to talk to a live agent. my computer is locked and the page is telling me to call a number that I think is a scam. Is there a phone number available so that I could talk to live agent?

Answer 1

Well done for being suspicious, you would be amazed how many users fall for this!

This is a well known Tech Support Scam do not click anything on that page and do not phone any number on that page.

When this happens, open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc)

On the processes tab, locate your browser and end task on that

You can then continue to user your PC and browse the Internet

This is caused by a browser re-direct on a page you are visiting, try to avoid any page that jumps out to this sort of page.