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Title: Fake 'Blue Screen of Death' Pushing Scareware
Post by: nmb on August 05, 2009, 07:24:19 PM

Just came across this in sunbelt blog :

http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-rogue-tactic-blue-screen-of.html

Title: Re: Fake 'Blue Screen of Death' Pushing Scareware
Post by: normishmael on August 05, 2009, 11:07:33 PM

I wonder if the actual fake alert leaves the browser tool bars visible,as in the screen-shot,or if it cover the whole screen like a real blue screen error.
Either way,that is below low.

Title: Re: Fake 'Blue Screen of Death' Pushing Scareware
Post by: Omid Farhang on August 05, 2009, 11:19:26 PM

that's funny... does not seems a serious problem, it cannot seems like a real Blue Screen, every user with a few, very few talent would understand it's fake.
this does not seems an idea from a "Smart" mind/brain!

Title: Re: Fake 'Blue Screen of Death' Pushing Scareware
Post by: Lisandro on August 06, 2009, 02:14:41 PM

Man... what do people will invent... ::)

Title: Re: Fake 'Blue Screen of Death' Pushing Scareware
Post by: DavidR on August 06, 2009, 02:19:15 PM

Well there have been fake BSOD images made for jokes, so this is the next step.