This is a fake Windows update but the average user will probably not see the difference.
When that happens, the program activates to take over the desktop and display what looks like Windows updates being installed: Another reason yet, if there weren’t enough already to stay away from adware supported programs.Ī security researcher known as TheWack0lian shared an interesting sample with us which truly resembles a genuine Microsoft program. It installs without any particular incident and waits for the user to restart their computer.
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What you thought was a PC optimizer or Flash Player update turns out to be a bunch of useless toolbars and, in some cases, one of these lockers. There is an entire ecosystem to distribute these tech support lockers, which includes bundling them into affiliate (Pay Per Install) applications. No, this is essentially a piece of malware that starts automatically, and typical Alt+F4 or Windows key tricks will not get rid of it. To be clear, this is not a fake browser pop up that can easily be terminated by killing the application or restarting the PC. It tricks users into thinking their Windows license has expired and blocks them from using their computer.
Below is a Facebook post advertising a locker specifically designed for tech support scams. We previously saw a case of fake Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) actually locking up people’s desktops and now there is a growing demand for such ‘products’. We see this today with for example bogus browser locks and fake AV alerts which are mostly an annoyance and can somewhat easily be disabled.īut things have been changing with more serious malware-like techniques to force people into calling rogue tech support call centres. Tech support scammers are well aware of what is going on in the malware scene and often rip off ideas and concepts from other criminals.
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