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I used to enjoy getting calls from Windows Support. My favorite was when their rep told me to open the Event Viewer and I asked, "What's the hostname? We have s

I used to enjoy getting calls from Windows Support. My favorite was when their rep told me to open the Event Viewer and I asked, "What's the hostname? We have several computers at home and it sounds like it's important I get to the right one right away." The rep didn't know what a hostname was, so I explained that it's your computer name and it normally shows up in the error logs that every PC automatically uploads to the Windows Support team. She didn't see any hostnames, and I told her there was a new kind of malware attacking support centers and deleting hostnames from their logs to prevent people from getting proper support. And her computer was probably infected! I offered to help with some troubleshooting steps and mentioned that I had a diagnostic program she could download to inspect and repair her PC. She sounded just about ready to go for it, but then her supervisor came on the line. I explained to both of them again about this new malware and how we could repair it. And then they hung up on me! How ungrateful...

joshschreuder 9y ago
That's magnificent. Imagine getting them to install ransomware on their own PC while you walk them through the process... almost definitely illegal, but funny as heck.
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago
  Awhile back there was a guy that got them to open whatever that month's variant of cryptoware was. IIRC it's on youtube.
nugget 9y ago
I've recently become inundated with small business line of credit calls and no amount of asking them to remove my number worked (in fact, seems to have made it worse). On the last call I decided to use a fictional name and spent 15 minutes chatting with the woman about how much I enjoyed living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and how hard I had worked to set up my first fast-food fried chicken restaurant and that, yes, I absolutely wanted to add a couple more locations to prove that the American dream was still alive and well. I felt like we really connected. Unfortunately when she called up the person who I assume was the lead buyer and tried to transfer the call - a "Mr Gustavo Fring" from "Los Pollos Hermanos" who was excited to expand his business with fast cash - I received a short burst of expletives before they immediately hung up. Nobody has called back since but I've got a few more characters ready for when they do.

joshschreuder 9y ago

That's magnificent. Imagine getting them to install ransomware on their own PC while you walk them through the process... almost definitely illegal, but funny as heck.

dsfyu404ed 9y ago
Awhile back there was a guy that got them to open whatever that month's variant of cryptoware was. IIRC it's on youtube.

nugget 9y ago

I've recently become inundated with small business line of credit calls and no amount of asking them to remove my number worked (in fact, seems to have made it worse). On the last call I decided to use a fictional name and spent 15 minutes chatting with the woman about how much I enjoyed living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and how hard I had worked to set up my first fast-food fried chicken restaurant and that, yes, I absolutely wanted to add a couple more locations to prove that the American dream was still alive and well. I felt like we really connected. Unfortunately when she called up the person who I assume was the lead buyer and tried to transfer the call - a "Mr Gustavo Fring" from "Los Pollos Hermanos" who was excited to expand his business with fast cash - I received a short burst of expletives before they immediately hung up. Nobody has called back since but I've got a few more characters ready for when they do.