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Okay - I fell for the Facebook clickbait (Scanguard nonsense), but what does this key combination actually do? It doesn't appear anywhere on the official list.
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I'm guessing it runs the (free) Scamguard scan, which will find imaginary problems. Then you have to buy the full version to 'fix' your pc. Pound to a penny the detected 'problems' are leftover registry entries.
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^^ or cookies
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I couldn't think how it could do that if I hadn't already installed it. I'm quite sure it doesn't do anything that CCleaner doesn't do anyway.
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Part of the scam seems to be creating fake 'computer expert' websites saying how good Scanguard is.
I'm also a bit p***ed off that the main UK online newspapers are carrying the Scanguard ads - you assume that if it's advertised in the Telegraph etc it must be OK. The graphics of Scanguard are reminiscent of 90's fake anti-malware progs > threat level SEVERE in garish colors etc - a bit like this one from back in the day https://s24.postimg.org/th0x9wg8l/spy_sheriff.jpg |
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Okay - I fell for the Facebook clickbait (Scanguard nonsense), but what does this key combination actually do? It doesn't appear anywhere on the official list.
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