British fraudsters randomly deliver USB drives with fake Microsoft Office to spread malicious attack software to cheat money.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, August 21 (Xinhua)-- installing malware on the victim's PC is an important way to quickly obtain and trick, and British criminals have come up with more ways to steal funds.

British fraudsters sent USB drives with a seemingly real Microsoft-packaged Microsoft Office suite to a random address in an attempt to convince victims that they had received legitimate Office Professional Plus software (worth $439, about 3002.76 yuan). After the victim plugged the USB drive into the PC, instead of showing Office launching the installation wizard, the victim induced the user to call a fake support hotline. According to Sky News, the fraudsters will persuade victims to hand over remote access to PC and provide them with payment information.

"once they plug the USB drive into the computer, a warning screen appears indicating the presence of a virus," said Martin Pitman, a network security consultant at Atheniem. "in order to get help and solve the problem, they need to call the toll-free number to have the computer restart and run. As soon as they dial the phone on the screen, the help desk installs some kind of [remote access program] and controls the victim's computer."

Bait attacks are nothing new, but they are usually targeted at specific victims and express parcels are rarely used for a variety of reasons. But fraudsters from the UK use postal parcels to randomly target people, according to cyber security experts. Such positioning may seem inefficient, but if you send 1000 fake Microsoft Office packages and steal money from dozens of people, the cost will soon be recouped. In addition, it may be more effective than sending millions of fraudulent emails, because email fraud is now known to people. "

CTOnews.com has learned that Microsoft is aware of the problem, but says it rarely happens. It is not uncommon for Microsoft to take note of this and conduct internal investigations. Today, Microsoft prefers to distribute software over the Internet and advises its customers to visit the appropriate support pages to learn how to avoid fraud and fraud.