In this episode a tech support company in India wants to hire a hacker (Gregory Evans) to write and install adware in. over. 8,000 computer a day.
When a consumer tries to use any internet browser, they would receive a popup on the screen that saying “your computer has been Infected with a virus. Please call Microsoft tech support at”, a toll-free number.
When the user calls the number on the screen, they would be required to give the tech support agent their credit card to pay for a 1-year subscription for tech support.
In addition, they would grant full remote access to their computer, where the Microsoft Tech Support scammer will install spyware on their users computer to get all their usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, bank account numbers and more.
Here are some references to Microsoft Tech Scams Over The Years:
- https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/i-called-the-number-indicated-on-a-pop-up-scam/0989db19-db28-4b33-ba96-e5a166c1c32d
- https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/13878-microsoft-support-pop-up-scam -
