Current Activity - FBI Releases Warning about Scareware

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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>

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