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Phony “Blue Screen of Death” Attempts to Scare You into Spending $39
The same mean folks who brought us the rogue anti-spyware product “Winweb Security 2008” have developed another bogus “product” called SystemSecurity.
Their latest attempt trick is to you is by simulating a “blue screen of death” using a browser window. They place a DOS-like red alert box over the blue screen, giving you the option to “fix” your computer’s “security issues.”
Don’t fall for it! Check the screenshot from Sunbelt Software’s blog entry below. Clearly, this fake BSOD is displayed in a browser. It could be a little harder to detect if the browser was in kiosk (full-screen) mode, but pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete should show you whether you’re truly experiencing an operating system crash, or a cleverly-designed scam attempt.
ht: Sunbelt Blog
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