As with other reports, I had in good faith downloaded Antivirus files for $29.99. The download failed and I contacted them for instructions to enable a second download. Meanwhile I had found several damning reports on the internet that would suggest that the Antivirus download could contain hidden elements that would jeopardize security. Needless to say I did not download a second time.

I then took advantage of a free AVG download and forgot the episode and shouldered the loss of the equivalent of $29.99 dollars as being due to my own gullibility. That was until today when I received my bank statement and noted that I have been charged £49.99 by a company called Cure Soft Shop in Moscow Russia. How are people such as myself supposed to spot the frauds. I am convinced that I was directed to the original site from a Microsoft Link. I am really angry that I have been conned in this way.