Windows system lock screen scam software need to reinstall the system to solve the

foreign media Neowin report, recently users have reported that they encountered Windows system "lock screen fraud".

After the investigation, it was found that such scam software generally encrypts the user files first, and then promotes the "paid solution" to the lock screen interface. For example, the following picture:

In the figure, the scammer lied that the user's Windows license has expired, and then disabled the victim's permission to continue using the computer.

Segura from Malwarebytes labs said: "This tip is not the kind of pop-up notification that has appeared before, so even if you restart your computer or Taskkill, you can't solve it." ”

Security Researcher @TheWack0lina recently shared a sample similar to the scam software. When the sample starts, all the interfaces are the same as the Windows original interface, but after the progress is completed, it will throw an error. A prompt indicates that the user's Windows license has expired.

There are some more realistic software that also tag the user's current key and computer name.

At present, this method of fraud can only be solved by reinstalling the system. Therefore, when you download the software, you must see the source and develop good habits.