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Skype will not work

  • June 25, 2015
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I purchase a Skype and it will not work!!  I e-mailed a Skype support tect. today.  He requested to access my system to
determine what was going on.  H showed me all these files that he said were corrupting my computer. I saw words like "stopped", "listening", a lot of files the were just numbers??????  I really do not understand.  He also stated that my system was  running at a very slow, which it is.  I have no other systems like iPhone, laptop attached to my computer.  The only thing that is attached is my modem and rougher.  Do I have a major problem or what??  I have two of your webroot software on my system.
I thought that would take care of all problems!!!
Thank you in advance for any help you might provide.  The board does not state my need!
Alice

Best answer by JamesG

Hello @,
 
Welcome to the Webroot Community!

The company you spoke with is a fee based provider of support, not skype. I would not advise letting them on your system.

Webroot will not interfere with Skype on the system and it is advisable to check out their support page or contact them directly at https://support.skype.com/en/skype/windows-desktop/..
Webroot is a security company, we are there to protect your computer, not ensure that your third party programs are working correctly. We can certainly help if the issue is caused by Webroot, but it is extremely unlikely.
 
You could certainly contact our support team at https://detail.webrootanywhere.com/servicewelcome.asp but if the issue is unrelated to Webroot or a threat, we cannot assist.
 
Best Regards,

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JamesG
  • Retired Webrooter
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  • June 25, 2015
Hello @,
 
Welcome to the Webroot Community!

The company you spoke with is a fee based provider of support, not skype. I would not advise letting them on your system.

Webroot will not interfere with Skype on the system and it is advisable to check out their support page or contact them directly at https://support.skype.com/en/skype/windows-desktop/..
Webroot is a security company, we are there to protect your computer, not ensure that your third party programs are working correctly. We can certainly help if the issue is caused by Webroot, but it is extremely unlikely.
 
You could certainly contact our support team at https://detail.webrootanywhere.com/servicewelcome.asp but if the issue is unrelated to Webroot or a threat, we cannot assist.
 
Best Regards,

Thank you so much for the information and your reply.  I am sorry if you thought I was asking about your security on my Skype.  I was asking about the files he said were corrupted on my computer, and could he be right?
 
Thank you again.

JamesG
  • Retired Webrooter
  • June 26, 2015
@,
 
No, that is an attempt to charge you a fee to "fix" your computer.
I would not take anything that person told you seriously and I would not communicate with them in the future.
 
Best Regards,

Thank you sooo much James.

JamesG
  • Retired Webrooter
  • June 26, 2015
You are very welcome!
 
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you ever have any questions or concerns.

We are here to help!
 
Best Regards,