PDA

View Full Version : Watch Out for Fake Windows 7 Compatiblity Checker



txnetcop
May 14th, 2010, 08:29
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>[/URL]Beware fake "Windows 7 Compatibility Checker"

One of the latest scams that attackers are using to get malware onto your computer is a program that purports to be a "compatibility checker" that will tell you whether your PC will run Windows 7. There is a real compatibility checker that you can get on the Microsoft web site, but the one that's being touted in email messages will get you a Trojan installed on your system, which the attacker can then use to control your computer and steal your information. Read more about it here:
[url]http://www.win7news.net/JPL963/100513-Compatibility-Checker (http://www.win7news.net/JPL963/100513-Compatibility-Checker)

Ted
</td></tr></tbody></table><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">