The scams tricked people into thinking they had viruses and malware, and charged them for unnecessary repairs.
Tech-support scammers are using fake blue screen of death (BSOD) messages and a bogus ‘Troubleshooter for Windows’ application to dupe victims into paying $25 for security software they don’t need.
In this case, the scammers are attempting to sell a supposed Microsoft security product called ‘Windows Defender Essentials’. The scam combines the names of two real anti-malware applications from Microsoft: Windows Defender and Security Essentials.
