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This article has been created in order to help explain how to remove the “We have noticed POPUP ADS or SECURITY ISSUES” tech support scam asking you to call 1-(833)-880-0974 scamming number from your PC. New tech support scam aiming…Read … Continue reading “We have noticed POPUP ADS or SECURITY ISSUES” Scam – How to Remove It
A typical technical support scam works like this: 1. A user receives a phone call, claiming to come from an operating system vendor or ISP claiming that a security problem has been found on the user’s computer. One trick fraudster may use to gain… Continue reading Reports of tech support scams rocket, earning handsome returns for fraudsters
This article has been created in order to explain what is the “Warning! Your Hard Drive Will Be Deleted” and how to remove it completely from your computer. The “Warning! Your Hard Drive Will Be Deleted” tech support scam is…R… Continue reading How to Remove “Warning! Your Hard Drive Will Be Deleted” Scam
Beyond customer education, the scale and complexity of tech support scams require cooperation and broad partnerships across the industry. Given the scale and complexity of tech support scams, how can the security industry at large work together to deal… Continue reading Teaming up in the war on tech support scams
A tech support scam disguised as an Amazon ad was showing up above even the legitimate Amazon.com search result. Continue reading Fake Amazon ad ranks top on Google search results
Watch as a Malwarebytes researcher catches a rather rude tech support scammer from AmericaGeeks in the act.
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Cybercrime
Social engineering
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The latest variants of tech support scams targeting Apple users have done away with the usual visually prominent error messages. Instead, they open the potential victims’ default communication or phone call app, and prompt them to call the fake t… Continue reading New scam launches users’ default phone app, points it to fake tech support hotline
A look at how expired domain names can be turned into a lucrative malicious traffic redirection tool.
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Malware
Threat analysis
Tags: domainmalvertisingmalwareregistrantregistrartech support scam
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Microsoft is warning of a wave of phishing campaigns pushing tech support scams via malicious links to phony Amazon, Alibaba and LinkedIn web pages. Continue reading Tech Support Scammers Cast a Wider Net
A new tech support scam campaign is being pushed in lieu of exploit kits. We take a look at its distribution method and how it is able to bring browsers to their knees.
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Social engineering
Threat analysis
Tags: eitestexploit kitmalvertisin… Continue reading The numeric Tech Support Scam campaign