Microsoft support phone numberis warning Windows users over a
fake Microsoft support phone numbersecurity product that locks an infected
computer and tries to trick victims into calling a support hotline.
Microsoft support phone numberhas
sounded the alarm over a fake installer for its Security Essentials, which
attempts to trick victims into contacting bogus help centers.
Tech-support scammers have stepped up
their technical game, prompting a "severe" warning
from Microsoft support phone number over new Windows malware that mimics Microsoft's
free Security Essentials antivirus, and then displays a fake blue screen of
death, or BSoD, with an error message and a suggestion to call a 1800 number
that is not a Microsoft support phone numbersupport center.
The malware, which Microsoft support phone
numbercalls Hicurdismos, disables Task Manager to prevent the user from
terminating the fake BSoD and hides the mouse
cursor to make the user think Windows is not responding.
Hicurdismos is a crafty example of an
emerging tactic that's having greater success at roping younger people into tech support scams. Instead of cold-calling would-be targets, scammers are using online
pop-up ads and fake security warnings to encourage people to contact a bogus
support center.
"Real error messages from Microsoft
support phone numberdo not include support contact details," Microsoft
support phone numbersaid on its Malware Protection Center blog, warning of the new threat.
It also never asks for payment for delivering tech support.
"We've seen attackers becoming
more sophisticated with their social-engineering tactics to try to mislead
users into calling for technical support and then they are asked for payment to
'fix the problem'
on the PC that does not exist," Microsoft support phone numberadded.
Security Essentials is Microsoft's
anti-malware product for Windows 7 and earlier. Windows 8 and Windows 10 ship
with Windows Defender enabled, so there's no need for these users to install
Security Essentials.
However, users of the newer versions
of Windows can still be tricked into installing the fake Security Essentials
and if they do, they'll see a BSoD message that's identical to the real BSoD
error message in Windows 8 and Windows 10, except for the addition of suggested
1800-number to call for help.
According to Microsoft, the malware
is from a company purporting to be Bluesquarez LLC. Once installed, the
file uses a similar castle icon to Security Essentials but a different
filename, setup.exe.
Since the bogus Microsoft support
phone numberproduct hasn't been signed by a Microsoft support phone numbercertificate,
users should see warnings from Microsoft's SmartScreen noting that running the
software could be harmful.
A recent survey by Microsoft support phone numberfound that half of the respondents aged between 18 and 34
years had fallen for a tech-support scam, which was a far higher rate of
impact than for older groups.
Younger people were also more likely
to be exposed to fraudulent webpages and pop-up ads. Interestingly, countries
that are hardest hit by tech-support scammers are also more likely to believe
that Microsoft support phone numberwould reach out to them to offer support.
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