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Current Activity - FBI Releases Warning about Scareware
From: Current Activity <us-cert () us-cert gov>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:13:25 -0500
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 US-CERT Current Activity FBI Releases Warning about Scareware Original release date: December 14, 2009 at 9:04 am Last revised: December 14, 2009 at 9:04 am The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a warning to alert users about an ongoing threat involving pop-up security messages that appear on the Internet. These pop-up messages may contain seemingly legitimate antivirus software. Users who click on these pop-up messages to purchase and install the bogus software may become infected with malicious code or to become victims of a phishing attack. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to do the following to help mitigate the risks: * Review the FBI Press Release titled Pop-Up Security Warnings Pose Threats. * Install antivirus software, and keep the signature files up to date. * Use caution when entering personal and financial information online. * Install software applications from only trusted sources. Relevant Url(s): <http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel09/popup121109.htm> ==== This entry is available at http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#fbi_releases_warning_about_scareware -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBSyZH9tucaIvSvh1ZAQLlEgf+LoUrURwTEaycBNvnSpJwcZldqHLNEEf7 VgobzFZC27pv5OnbL+TcoL4Tc2Hybv35DTR7h6G/hdFOKmaILrOvsdnYhJ2sQhlT 7iFIpKGQJIQt/Qp6pmEW0BfxqGMbrTLENHMD+JFN+l2nx+WK/vBOk+bYFXKgBqy0 FvmGE5CmRoJh2glA1LS7zMTLey3TFeRUwFsaCauYrnpobrd5UFd+jAKoGeSVlNsn B24Mw8WzmnjdwLSJYI8o6Qv/yXUkKbEHHBvd0dQ8QCIB1OvW8YGEe88aFB5Dk88f HMMwpY5JGjsGJzCoNbVcWU4+ztrzjUm6RlU1Qe6aob73FWPQPC2O5w== =QUq+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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