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Tech support scammers get serious with screen lockers

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Malwareware detects this malware-like lockers. It tricks users into thinking their Windows license has expired and blocks them from using their computer. The only recourse it seems is to call the toll-free number for assistance. As you can imagine, these fake Windows programs are great leads for tech support call centres waiting to collect the credit card numbers of unsuspecting users. If you know someone facing this issue, you may be able to recover their computer by entering one of the hardcoded values for the product key: h7c9-7c7c67-jb”]

Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/cybercrime/social-engineering-cybercrime/2016/05/tech-support-scammers-get-serious-with-screen-lockers/

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