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Yes. WannaCry is one such. Randsomware is pretty common to home users in the past, at least. Back then it was quite easy to convince someone to click on “Warni
by yeukhon 9y ago
Yes. WannaCry is one such.
Randsomware is pretty common to home users in the past, at least. Back then it was quite easy to convince someone to click on “Warning! Your computer maybe infected! Try our software” pop-up. Then if your computer gets locked up, the screen will say “call tech support!”
There was a claim against Kaspersky [1]. I don’t know if it is really true, but I personally believe that the AV industry does shady things out there, pay some blackhat to spread virus/malware, so consumers can rely on AV.
[1]: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kaspersky-rivals/exclusive-ex-employees-russian-antivirus-firm-faked-malware-to-harm-rivals-idUSKCN0QJ1CR20150814 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kaspersky-rivals/exclusiv...