Tech-support scammers are using fake blue screen of death (BSOD) messages and a bogus 'Troubleshooter for Windows' application to dupe victims into paying $25 for security software they don't need. In ...

The Microsoft Security Essentials Tech Support Scam is a Trojan from the Trojan.Tech-Support-Scam family that displays a fake Windows alert stating that Microsoft Security Essentials detected a ...

There are some very clever malware scams out there, but a newly discovered one named Troubleshooter targeting Windows users is the best one I’ve seen in a long time. It’s extremely easy to fall for, ...

A new tech support scam has been discovered that shows a fake BSOD, or Blue Screen of Death, on the infected computer and then displays an application that pretends to be a Troubleshooter for Windows.