Microsoft is warning of a new type of scareware, dubbed Rogue:MSIL/Zeven, which identifies a user’s browser–whether it’s Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Firefox–and serves up a nearly perfect-looking version of the browser’s malware warning page.
Clicking on the malware warning takes a user to a website offering fake antivirus software known as “Win7 AV.” The website itself is also a ringer for Microsoft’s, down to the airy design and stock photographs of happy looking people in front of a laptop. But it’s a scam.
Microsoft is warning of a new type of scareware, dubbed Rogue:MSIL/Zeven, which identifies a user’s browser–whether it’s Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Firefox–and serves up a nearly perfect-looking version of the browser’s malware warning page.
Clicking on the malware warning takes a user to a website offering fake antivirus software known as “Win7 AV.” The website itself is also a ringer for Microsoft’s, down to the airy design and stock photographs of happy looking people in front of a laptop. But it’s a scam.