Windows 10 is good, sure, but don’t be in such a rush to upgrade that you get suckered in by this (fairly obvious) email scam.
https://gizmodo.com/windows-10-the-gizmodo-review-1720872266
As spotted by Cisco, some scammers are taking advantage of the reservation system for Windows 10 to send out malware-ridden emails, posing as Microsoft. The email pretends to contain the installer package for Windows 10, while really carrying a nasty piece of ransomware called CTB-Locker, which will encrypt your files and hold you over a virtual barrel for payment.
The email goes to a few lengths to appear legitimate — a spoofed email address, so it looks like it comes from [email protected], and disclaimer/antivirus messages that give the impression of authenticity.
But all the hallmarks of an email scam are still there: missing characters, eigth-grader writing style, and, of course, the fact that Windows 10 is installed on your desktop, not through an email attachment.
[Cisco]
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