Read moreCybercriminals Leverage Rumored Windows 9 Developer Preview Release With Social Engineering
We’re seeing schemes that are taking advantage of the buzz around the upcoming developer preview release of Windows™ 9 this September.
One of the threats we saw was found using some combinations of keywords like Windows 9, free, leakand downloadin popular search engines.
It involves a potentially malicious website that offers what appears to be a free download of the yet-to-be-released Windows OS.
We found two more threats capitalizing on the Windows 9 hype. The first is similar to the one above – another blog offering a free download of Windows 9 behind a file hosting service link. That’s where the similarity ends however, as the downloaded file is a completely different one – one detected as ADW_INSTALLREX.GA. When executed, this adware downloads files detected as ADW_WAJADH, ADW_SPROTECT, and ADW_MULTIPLUG respectively.
This kind of thing is exactly why I plan to be patient and wait for MS to come out with the official consumer preview.
I as well.This kind of thing is exactly why I plan to be patient and wait for MS to come out with the official consumer preview.
My plan is to install which ever version MS lets me, going to be on a HDD on it's own without other disks present, can't do any damage like that.
Hi Mike, why a HDD, at the price SSDs are going for it might be worth the money to go that route. Not sure the price difference between U.S. and Canda, albeit a 120 gig SSD is running fairly reasonable now days. . .just a thought.My plan is to install which ever version MS lets me, going to be on a HDD on it's own without other disks present, can't do any damage like that.
Easy one, have bunch of small HDDs sitting there doing nothing or holding backups of backups of backups. Once W8 replaces W7 as backup OS and W9 becomes the main one it will go to an SSD for sure, they are getting cheaper all the time. Can get a Kingston V300, 120GB for 50 - 60 bucks new. I'll get a 250 GB for W9 soon anyway.Hi Mike, why a HDD, at the price SSDs are going for it might be worth the money to go that route. Not sure the price difference between U.S. and Canda, albeit a 120 gig SSD is running fairly reasonable now days. . .just a thought.
News like that just makes me want to go back to plan A and download it from my MSDN SUB when it goes up there. A site like that would be the last place I'd go for it anyway, but still, its sad that people do that type of stuff.
That's the main reason I like to isolate it to a separate disk so it can't mess up everything else.News like that just makes me want to go back to plan A and download it from my MSDN SUB when it goes up there. A site like that would be the last place I'd go for it anyway, but still, its sad that people do that type of stuff.
I do that anyway, but it won't stop the real nasty's. Like the stuff that infects thumb drives and other media. Plus I use a live ID log in, I'd just as soon keep that to myself if you know what I mean.That's the main reason I like to isolate it to a separate disk so it can't mess up everything else.
Yeah, I know what you mean, me too, I like my privacy even if I don't have enough money to rob me from. Do you have some extra protection for thumb drives ? I use MCShield ::Anti-Malware Tool:: for added computer protection and is pretty efficient, not only against malware coming from "guest" thumb drives but also if one of mine gets something bad on it.I do that anyway, but it won't stop the real nasty's. Like the stuff that infects thumb drives and other media. Plus I use a live ID log in, I'd just as soon keep that to myself if you know what I mean.
