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Bogus Windows 8 activators collect users' private info

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Bogus Windows 8 activators collect users' private info

Posted on 29.01.2013

Despite Windows 8 sales being not as good as Microsoft hoped, there is considerable interest in the new OS version.

Still, not everybody wants to pay to try it out, and malware pushers are taking advantage of that fact by offering bogus Widows 8 "activators" for free:

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Unfortunately for the users who download them, these "activators" ask them to fill out a form with personal details and send an SMS message to a specific number in order to get the activation code (More...)

Finish reading at: http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=2389

Steve

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