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Skype Users Targeted with Ransomware and Click Fraud

08
Oct
2012

The infection that’s still spreading across users of Skype has taken an interesting twist: ransomware and click fraud. Skype users tempted to follow the latest set of infection links will end up with a zipfile on their PC. Here’s an example of the rogue links still being pinged around: Clicking the link will download a […]

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Infection Spreads Profile Pic Messages to Skype Users

05
Oct
2012

There’s an infection doing the rounds on the Skype network at the moment, spamming end-users with the following message (or similar variants): Click to Enlarge This has been bouncing around for a few days, with the initial set of download links (on free file hosting websites) being taken down and the first shortened URL (which […]

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Resident Evil 6 Pre-order Code Generator is a Jill Sandwich

03
Oct
2012

No sooner has Resident Evil 6 released to rave reviews than scammers are grunting “Got some rare things on sale, stranger” and dangling a fakeout in front of end-users wanting to get their hands on an exclusive Amazon pre-order bonus. This particular site – highseasfortresslevelaccess(dot)blogspot(dot)com – claims to have a generator that, er, generates DLC […]

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