Scareware uses Fake Windows 7 Action Center

Privacy Center, Privacy Components and Safety Center are some of the aliases used by this family of scareware that hide under the guise of a fake Windows 7 Action Center.

The scareware installer uses the filename win_protection_update.exe and once installed, this scareware displays fake scan results in an attempt to convince unsuspecting users into buying the fake software.

A lifetime license for this fake app amounts to a hefty $79.95 plus $19.95 for “Premium Support”.

Here are some domains related to distributing this attack:

software-scaner-online.com
scaner-online-malware.biz

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