She writes:
Beware the fake Microsoft
blue screen of death-- it popped up on my laptop the other day when I was
talking with Pat. SEE LINK AT END
There was something bogus
about it. I have seen REAL blue screens of death, which fill the entire screen
and has dot matrix typeface signaling The End is Near. Or Here.
This fake Microsoft
warning appears as a web page and is superimposed in whatever files you have
open.
It asks you to call
Microsoft tech immediately and not turn off your computer or risk loss of your
data. Also goofy is that text of the warning actually bears the words "Blue
screen of death" as well as the acronym BSOD. Really?
As Pat said, "Microsoft
couldn't give a #@!"" Or originate this type of message.
FYI This fake window will
not close. Superimposed on it: odd tech-sounding warnings like, "your
twerp-exec drive is not running.... Ignore them.
I tried a quick security
scan while BSOD was uo and there were no problems. Then I turned off the
computer. Started up again and ran Kaspersky "critical" areas and
"vulnerability" scans and there were no threats. Guess there would have been if
I called the fake tech folks folks and had them "fix" my computer.
Should the Micrisoft BSOD
screen appear,turn off your computer and reboot. Should be fine.
These scammer creeps know
how to alarm you. Oh noooi a BSOD.. a virus! My data will be lost! A very
special place in hell is reserves for them.
http://sdpcfix.com/computer-security/ransomlock-fake-blue-screen-tech-support-scam/
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