Hoax PC cleaner software on the rise, report

guest · Jun 19, 2019

Hoax PC cleaner software on the rise, report
June 19, 2019
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/sec...-last-year-with-the-number-of-users-attacked/

Hoax system cleaner software activity has seen a significant uptick in activity in the last year with the number of users attacked increasing from 179,405 victims in July 2018, peaking to 471,501 in December 2018, and tapering off to 306,933 users hit in May 2019, according to a June 19 Kaspersky report.

After installation the hoax cleaner programs scan a user and often claim to have discovered errors within the system.
“On the one hand, many samples that we have seen are spreading more widely and becoming more dangerous, evolving from a simple ‘fraudulent’ scheme into fully functioning and dangerous malware,” Ovchinnikov said.
“On the other hand, they are so widespread and seemingly innocent, that it is much easier for them to trick users into paying for a service, rather than frightening them with screen blockers and other unpleasant malware.”
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