Tech support scams are becoming more common and the criminals perpetrating them are becoming more sophisticated, according to a new report by security firm Malwarebytes. Tech support scams began to ...
The Hallmark eCard Tech Support Scam is a Trojan from the Trojan.Tech-Support-Scam family that displays a fake Windows alert that states Windows has a system failure and then tries to scare you into ...
The Windows Support Alert Tech Support Scam is an web browser tech support scam that displays an alert that states your system had detected unusual activity and that you should call the listed phone ...
Tech support scammers have been inspired by ransomware authors and have come up with lock screen claiming a user’s Windows license has expired. A tech support number is provided, and a fake Microsoft ...
Tech-support scammers are using fake blue screen of death (BSOD) messages and a bogus 'Troubleshooter for Windows' application to dupe victims into paying $25 for security software they don't need. In ...
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Scammers have devised new ways to trick users into revealing personal information, hand over control of computers and pay for unnecessary software and tech support services, security experts warn.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Malwarebytes TM, the leading advanced endpoint protection and remediation solution, today announced the launch of Malwarebytes Browser Guard, a ...
A tech support scam is targeting Mac users with unusual malware which tries to crash the system, then encourages the victim to call a phony Apple support number in order to get the system restored to ...
Two years ago, an elderly man with a French accent called the office of E-Racer Tech, a Florida-based tech-support company. His computer was acting up, he said, and he needed a hand. The technician on ...