Fake Amazon Customer Support Ad

ByHenry Neufeld August 25, 2023

There’s a new version of a common scam, one in which someone claims to be customer support for a major company. In this case, the ad falsely purports to be from Amazon and leads to a fake infection warning which claims to be from Windows Defender, and provides a phone number you can call for help. Meanwhile, it locks up your screen.

From BarracudaMSP one of my software providers:

The latest Cybersecurity Threat Advisory highlights the new false advertisement for Amazon through Google search engine. The advertisement redirects users to a Microsoft Defender support scam that locks up their browser. Barracuda MSP recommends avoiding clicking on any “Sponsored” result links on Google searches for Amazon.
Barracuda MSP

You can learn more at the link provided, but I agree with their basic recommendation: Skip the sponsored ads in your Google search.

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Malware Warning for Windows Users

ByHenry Neufeld May 12, 2017

If you don’t have automatic updates on your computer, you need to check this: Massive Global Ransomware Attack Underway, Patch Available. This is from the folks at Wordfence, who, in my experience, have been right on the money multiple times. If you don’t have automatic updates set, update your computer immediately and make sure to…

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Scam: Your Computer Has Been Hacked

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Link: Why You Need a WordPress Security Plugin

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If You Need Another Warning

ByHenry Neufeld February 18, 2010

… consider yourself warned. I have encountered several machines recently on which people were either running without anti-virus protection or had allowed the anti-virus subscription to lapse, sometimes for long periods of time. I know it’s tempting to avoid that little expense, but the protection is critical. You also need to let those scans run,…

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Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit

ByHenry Neufeld March 19, 2013March 19, 2013

I recommend Malwarebytes Anti-Malware regularly. I like to call it the “biggest broom” for sweeping out a computer that has been infected. I want to alert you to a new tool from the same company, Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit (HT: TechRepublic). It’s still in Beta, but is quite well along in that testing. Be sure to read…

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