A few days ago, we reported about a phishing email that is supposedly a Microsoft Outlook notification, telling users to reconfigure their program by clicking on the link provided. Instead of an update, however, the user is redirected to a phishing Web site, where s/he is asked for his/her account information, including incoming and outgoing [...]

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Reconfigure Your Outlook with Malware

The following popup is a fake notification displayed by the rogue anti-spyware program Protection System:
“Protection System security alert. Your computer is being attacked from a remote PC.
Attack from 240.105.231.105:10484. Block your computer Internet access to prevent system infection? Windows Firewall has blocked this program from accepting connection from the Internet or a network. If you [...]

If you encounter the following popup, do NOT trust it:
“Protection System. There is unauthorized software detected on your computer. It is recommended you to remove it, otherwise it could conflict with Protection System. Press ‘OK’ to remove Malwarebytes‘ Anti-Malware_is1″
This popup is merely a means to sell the fake spyware remover Protection System. This parasite uses [...]