I've looked for alternatives before, so I'm wondering why I've never heard of them before or seen them in reviews. It looks like they are trying to knock-off TeamViewer in appearance as well as name. The site looks professionally done, they say they've been in business for 5 years, but I've never heard of them before and I can't find them on any top 10 or best lists for remote control software. I've found an alternative called UltraViewer. The last 3 times I had to make several requests before they did it and it look months. The first 3-4 times, I used their web form to explain and they promptly lifted the restriction.

For about the 8th time, now, TeamViewer has blocked access to my home automation PC with the 'commercial use detected' BS.

and possibly change your account numbers - recommend you seek their advice on what to do.I've been using TeamViewer Free for remotely supporting my elderly parents and to access a home automation PC that has no keyboard and monitor. If you allowed the scammers access to your computer be sure you change passwords and consider all personal and financial data in the computer to be potentially compromised.you may need to confer with banks, credit card providers,Įtc. If you allowed the scammers to access your computer suggest confer with a professional repair technician or reset your computer or do a clean install of Win 10: Microsoft security help & learning - Microsoft Support I already filed a scam form via Windows Support, but couldn't get to a human.įake Tech Support Scams – see video from the MS Digital Crimes Unit (copy/paste the link into your browser). I need to know if I was scammed and what to do about it. Then went to Control Panel to uninstall it, but I couldn't find it.

I asked if I shouldn't be able to call MS myself to verify, and he said fine, but my computer was going to be wiped of all info within 4 hours and hung up. When he connected me, the next guy told me it would be $100 for 3 years, and when I asked more detailed questions, like why was I still able to use my computer and get into my MS programs, he got angryĪnd said he had other calls coming in and was going to end the call. My computer and get it working again with an updated key. I asked what it was, and he said it was so a supervisor in Tech Support could remotely access He then had me install either Ultraview or Ultraviewer. He had me run ms config to confirm that he was legit. Me an updated key so that I wouldn't lose all my info. In answer to my question, he said he was from Tech Support and was going to help get me to someone who could get It was someone with what sounded like an Indian accent telling me my Windows key had expired.

Ultraviewer 6.4 free