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Malware cons users into paying for free product

Fake Adobe Flash Player scammers trick Russian users into installing fake Flash Player. Scam asks users to send a code to a premium-rate telephone number in return for an activation key. Russian victims only face the dangers of having their phone numbers logged in to a database for further campaigns that probably use vishing (voice phishing) to inflict more financial damage, Bitdefender Virus Analyst Doina Cosovan says. All product and company names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/malware-cons-users-into-paying-for-free-product/

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