Tag result for article published on Tue April 04 2017 2:25 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Heights Police Department, computer fraud, email fraud, email fraud Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights police received a report 12:01 PM Wednesday March 29, 2017 of email fraud and deception involving a phone call answered in the block of 1500 South Highland Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender contacted the victim via email. The email stated the victim’s computer had been hacked […]
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Posted in CRIME BLOG
Tag result for article published on Tue March 16 2010 8:05 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: antivirus, computer fraud, computer trojan, computer virus, malware, scareware
McAfee warned consumers on March 9 that “scareware,” or fake anti-virus software, may be the most costly online scam in 2010, causing significant monetary loss and damage to users’ computers. Apart from the scareware files themselves, many malware that aid rogue anti-virus programs in attacking computers are grouped into the fake-alert Trojan family. Prior to […]
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