Fake Bluescreen: Beware of Phone Cheaters!

It is astonishing to see what kind of cybercriminals come in the recent past in order to get data or the money from computer users. After deceptively genuine Paypal phishing and troublesome authentic Amazon spam the round, is again a warning appropriate. This time it is about the well-known mesh, to spend on the phone as a Microsoft technician and to guide the victims step by step through the establishment of a program that turns out to be malware. The consumer centers regularly warn against such fraudsters – most recently in early July in Lower Saxony or in June in Rhineland Palatinate.


The security company Malwarebytes reports on its own blog of a new mesh, of which first users were concerned in the forum of the IT-adviser website Bleeping computer. Thus on the computer of the victims appeared a deceptively genuine Bluescreen, which contains the typical Microsoft gibberish as error message. There is a phone number where users should receive technical support. The number is not always the same, according to Malwarebytes - this is probably the case of the various miscreants and imitators.


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A test call from malwarebytes led the security experts to a man whose English had been "a very Indian accent". After recording the personal data and operating system information, the supposed support staff asked the caller to set up Teamviewer and give him access. This is an uncomplicated remote control software that gives remote users access to the control of a PC.


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The man then said the computer had to be freed from pests and downloaded a "software" called "Microsoft Internet Safety and Security Center" - it was just a simple batch file. This takes a few commands to display files - spiked with fake error messages, which should give the impression that the computer is highly infected. Now it is bold: To save the computer is to be paid or even a subscription to be completed


The safety company was the "Thy Tech Support" company, which is to be based in India. So far, only US users from the Masche report. It is, however, probable that fraud attempts will be made here as well. The wrong Bluescreen should have caught the user by the installation of manipulated software. However, it is also possible to create incidents via spam attachments and drive-by downloads on manipulated websites.


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So be on your guard and do not install careless programs that are suggested to you on the web. Instead, use serious download portals and, if possible, avoid adware. Also, always update your security programs and the operating system to close security gaps.


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