Sites are typically registered anonymously via a proxy (WHOISGUARD PROTECTED, Domains By Proxy, LLC). Here is a list of URLs we have found with a similar theme (we publish it here so that other people can blacklist them as well): hxxp://hxxp://hxxp:/// You may come across them as you are browsing the net, especially on sites that have a poor reputation. There is an ongoing and strong affiliate campaign pushing these warnings. “Your personal and financial information may not be secured.” “The system may have found (2) viruses that pose a serious threat . “For emergency tech support call immediately” The following are fraudulent sites that display a warning message and play sound effects with the goal of scaring the user and making them believe that their computer is infected. It turned out that their company was based in ‘ the sunshine state‘ of Florida, USA. ![]() When we rang the number, we were surprised to hear that the technician sounded American. Indeed all of the tech support scams we have tracked so far were with companies located either in Mumbai, Kolkata or elsewhere in India. But last month, we stumbled upon fake warning pages urging users to call a number for ’emergency tech support’. Most people associate tech support scams (AKA the fake Microsoft support call) with technicians sitting in a crowded and buzzing boiler room somewhere offshore.
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