Fake “blue screen of death” malware
Fake security warnings have a new version. This time the scam is using a phony “blue screen of death” to con you into downloading malware. Ryan Naraine reports at ZDNet:
Hackers are using the infamous Windows Blue Screen of Death to trick computer users into downloading fake security software (scareware).
According to a discovery by Sunbelt Software, a Windows users are being shown the recognizable blue screen that signifies an operating system crash with a bright red “Security Alert” notice.
Naraine also notess:
The rogue security software used in this scam is called SystemSecurity. It infects Windows machines via fake codec and fake Flash Player update packages planted on malicious Web sites.
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