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Fake Microsoft Installer Leads to Malware, Support Call Scam (Threatpost)

2016-10-24 18:30

An installer purporting to be Microsoft Security Essentials is malware that can lead to a support call scam.

News URL

http://threatpost.com/fake-microsoft-installer-leads-to-malware-support-call-scam/121489/

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VENDOR	LAST 12M	#/PRODUCTS	LOW	MEDIUM	HIGH	CRITICAL	TOTAL VULNS
Microsoft		373	51	1390	2826	168	4435

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