Scammers are offering up web pages designed to look like the Blue Screen of Death, to trick users into installing malware disguised as antivirus:
Hint: It's not a real BSoD - it's a web page running in your browser. A real blue screen looks like this:
Hint #2: If your computer actually has a BSOD, there's nothing to click. Basically, your Operating System is barfing up its guts, so there's no way for it to offer you the chance to install some helpful malware for the low, low price of $49.95.
Via Zero Day.
1 comment:
My initial reaction was, "WTF? That wouldn't fool anyone."
And then I thought back to the days when I did tech support.
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