Can it be Zeus Trojan? I received a Security Update Error 0xB6201879 error by Windows Defender. But it’s on the browser, and that seems strange. Is it real?
What does the Zeus virus do? I think I am infected
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Zeus virus was first spotted in 2007, when it infected thousands of machines worldwide, creating a massive botnet and stole the valuable banking information from users. However, since its release, the operation of the threat was stopped in 2010, and its author retired. Nevertheless, many crooks are seeking to use the famous name in an elaborate scamming scheme in order to make users call the provided tech support numbers.
Thus, we can assure that it’s not a real notification of the Zeus attack. This alert on your browser is a scammers’ job. There are plenty of examples of similar tech support scams that want to make people believe that a dangerous banking trojan stole their information. We have briefly talked about them in this article. in this article.
However, seeing this fake alert might warn about adware infection. Thus, you should eliminate it. In the article “Security Update Error” virus. How to remove? (Uninstall guide) we have provided instructions on how to do it.
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