Archive for the 'Spam and phishing' Category

Scammers use fake telephone support for extorting money

May 19, 2013
Day by day, scammers use smarter methods for swindling the money from PC users. After relying on alerts that report about invented threats and then offer to purchase useless program, now they are starting a new era of tricking their victims. It is based on a misleading telephone support, which promises to fix the PC remotely. Of course, it is done NOT for free and it is useless. You must have More...

Fake Amazon emails spread malware

May 18, 2013
2spyware security center announces about the widespread attack, which works under the name of Amazon. It seems that it is set to attack United Kingdom in the first place because this virus spreads via emails presented as the message from its UK branch. If you happen to receive an email, which has the attachment about an order for an unnamed More...

Avoid wasvideo.com because it may hack your Facebook account!

March 30, 2013
Have you heard about Scambook? This is a site, which has been created to protect Facebook users and their accounts. Here you can find all the latest information about most of the Facebook scams and also announce one if you notice anything suspicious on this social network. The latest trickery, which was reported on the Scambook some days ago, includes the More...

Scammers use Facebook to spread fake Rihanna sex video

February 28, 2013
There are thousands of scams spreading on Facebook right now and there are millions of people who fall for them each day. They all promise to reveal shocking news, private details or similar facts, and typically include a misleading link which redirects people to misleading websites earning the money from users' traffic. Be aware about the latest scam, which pretends to be a Rihanna's sex video but seeks the same More...

Facebook Black is a scam

November 20, 2012
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Scammers have started to spread a new Facebook scam in order to earn some easy money by increasing web traffic to their scam surveys. This time they distribute a misleading message, which offers for Facebook users to change its theme to black. However, in reality Facebook's representatives haven't rejected the traditional blue and simply have nothing to do with this More...

Groupon is used by spammers to spread malware

November 14, 2012
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Attention! Security experts warn all Groupon fans about the latest cyber attack, which uses fake e-mails that are filled with misleading deals and group discounts. If you are also one of those who are interested in coupons, be aware that you can also receive a malicious offer, which includes a link leading to malware attack. While in the beginning spammers have been spreading malicious emails with a ZIP file (named as Gift coupon.exe) attached, now they have started to distribute fake emails that include malicious links instead. Once you click on such link, a program, which contains Trojan malware, is downloaded on your computer. According to security firm Kaspersky Lab, these methods, when people are infected through misleading e-mails and their attachments, are on the rise right now and are More...

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