Microsoft Warning [ Scam Software 2011]

Mse Potentially Unprotected in windows 7 @ 8 xTreme [Warning Scam]

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Some software like Security Essentials 2011 and internet security 2011 is a scam... this software hijacks youir desktop with a security warning, showing pop-ups starting that you are now infected, please do not download any free software as this is a scam and the program is a fake...

The alert is a fake and should be ignored as your programs are not infected, it is only performing this action this so that you cannot launch any progrmas that will allow you to remove it form your computer.

while the program is running you will also see a constant barrage of security alerts appear on your desktop, these alerts may be pop-up windows or little balloon alerts from yourwindows taskbar that state active infections have been found... that private and personal data is at risk, or that your computer is under attact...

Without a doubt, Some software and websites will scare you into thinking you are infected so that you will be scammed into purchasing the program... With that said... YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT PURCHASE ANY SOFTWARE... you have full protection on your computer...

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Windows Support Scam Update 2011

The Windows Support Scam just seems to run and run. The scam that has been around since 2008.

For those that don’t know, this scam involves fraudsters cold calling people, claiming to be a Windows support tech and getting the victim to give them remote access to their PCs in the guise of helping them ‘cleanse’ their systems – as long as the victim hands over £185 or in some cases much more.

The ploy is to ask the victims to look at the event viewer on their PC which invariably has plenty of rather worrying (but totally harmless) warnings and alerts.

The victim is then told that these harmless warnings show that their PC is infested with viruses and that they are in deep trouble.

Once the seeds of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) are well sown, the fraudsters persuade the victim to let them access their PC. They do this using the perfectly legitimate logmein123.com service to logon to the victim’s PC, with the victim’s agreement.

They then ‘cleanse’ the PC running some bogus software which does nothing in the way of cleansing the PC and frequently, they logoff without leaving anything more than the logmein123.com client behind.

Recently however, reports are coming in that some fraudsters seem to be leaving behind evidence that work was done by another, legitimate company.

The issues to remember here is that Microsoft does not monitor all the PC’s in the World looking for ones generating signs of infection so if someone rings up suggesting that they are from or work on behalf of Microsoft, you can rely on it being a hoax.

Sometimes they claim to come from the victim’s ISP but again this is rare and if you do not know someone intimately, do not let them on your PC.