Fraudsters began to deceive Russians by "blocking" Windows

Kaspersky Lab warned Russians that 40,500 were recorded in September alone

attempts to navigate to fraudulent sites by"selling" Windows. But none of these sites are related to Microsoft or partners, since you cannot buy licensed Windows in Russia due to sanctions. Discuss

Can't buy Windows 10 or Windows 11offered on such sites. And if the user enters the site and tries to make a purchase, a banner appears on the entire screen with the inscription "Windows is blocked due to suspicious activity."

The scammers intend to call the userpanic and impose a hasty decision, usually by calling "support". In fact, the user is faced with a psychological attack, during which he is persuaded to provide personal data or install potentially dangerous software.

“In the same message, the victim is asked to immediatelycontact technical support at the specified phone number to help her. Moreover, this must be done within five minutes to avoid "a complete malfunction of the computer." In reality, the attackers, by showing the banner, just activate the full-screen mode so that the victim believes that the computer is really locked, ”Kaspersky Lab said.