PSA: These ‘Microsoft Support’ ploys may just fool you
We came a cross a clever abuse of Google and Microsoft’s services that fooled us for a minute. See if you could have spotted it.
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Massive malvertising campaign targets seniors via fake Weebly sites
Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: malvertising Tags: weebly Tags: google Tags: ads Tags: seniors Tags: recipe Tags: tech support Tags: scam Scammers are buying ads on for the most common Google searches made by seniors and defrauding them with tech support scams. |
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Read moreGoogle ads lead to major malvertising campaign
Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:10:47 +0000
Scammers go mainstream by hijacking top Google searches and replacing them with malicious ads.
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Read moreCanon printer owners: Be careful of bogus driver download sites
Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 08:43:17 +0000
We look at reports of scams involving fake Canon printer drivers, non-existent downloads, and tech support scams.
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Read moreWOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a stealthy tech support scam operation
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000
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| We reveal the inner workings of WOOF locker, the most sophisticated browser locker campaign we’ve seen to date. Learn how this tech support scam evades researchers and ensnares users by hiding in plain sight. Categories: Tags: 404Browlock404errorbrowlockbrowlocksBrowser guardbrowser lockerchromeEdgefirefoxmalvertisingmalvertising campaignsmicrosoftscamsSocial Engineeringsteganographytech supporttech support scamsTSSWOOF |
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Read moreScammers use old browser trick to create fake virus download
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| A file downloaded to your computer says it’s a virus but turns out to just be a ploy used by tech support scammers. Categories: Tags: browlockbrowser lockersmalwarescamstech supportTSSvirus |
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Read morePartnerstroka: Large tech support scam operation features latest browser locker
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| Tech support scammers belonging to the Partnerstroka group are once again abusing browsers, this time with a new browlock feature to reel in more victims, in one of the biggest campaigns we’ve ever tracked. Categories: Tags: Blogger redirectsbrowlockbrowlocksbrowser lockerbrowser lockersDecoy sitesGoDaddyHTTP authenticationIndicators of compromiseIOCIOCsmalicious pop-upsmalvertisingMalwarebytes Browser ExtensionMalwarebytes Browser ExtensionsPartnerstrokarogue tech support adsstrokatech supporttech support scamsTSS |
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Read moreTech support scammer tries to sell free software
Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:13:16 +0000
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| Watch as a Malwarebytes researcher catches a rather rude tech support scammer from AmericaGeeks in the act. Categories: Tags: AmericanGeeksscamSocial Engineeringtech supporttech support scamTSS |
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