- MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 ACTIVATION WIZARD KEEPS POPPING UP SOFTWARE
- MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 ACTIVATION WIZARD KEEPS POPPING UP PC
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More Scam Reports: Prescription, Jobs and Mortgage Scams Promise to Ease Money Worries The important point is that for this scam to work, your computer would have to be compromised in the first place - that is, there must be a virus on board to run the phony activation warning. However, you can check out Bleeping Computer's suggested solutions in their Microsoft Office Activation Wizard Tech Support Scam Removal Guide. Doing that is a more complex problem, which may be best left to a professional. (We can't say whether this works or not, as we don't have the virus.)īut that won't get rid of the underlying malware that is causing the trouble in the first place. However, according to a genuine tech support site ( ), if you enter the key THTY4-89LK6-RTI23-XZTOP-05ERY, the screen will close. It will stay on top of every other window. The problem is that if you try to ignore the warning, you may find it difficult to get rid of it on your screen. Victims are left believing they've genuinely been helped! Once they're paid, the scammers will provide a product key which turns off their warning. This will connect you with a fake tech who will ask for remote access to your PC, then present you with the news that your computer has been infected and you must pay $200 to put things right. In the end, you'll be told you must call the supposed tech support toll free number.
You can enter the correct product key as many times as you want but it won't do any good.
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 ACTIVATION WIZARD KEEPS POPPING UP SERIES
The warning takes victims through a series of screens that ask them to enter a product key or to call a toll-free number. More Scam Reports: Don't Let This Scam Spike Your Career Advancement Ambitions It might happen immediately after an installation or at any future time.
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 ACTIVATION WIZARD KEEPS POPPING UP SOFTWARE
But in this latest scam, a window pops up again at some stage after installation warning the software hasn't been properly activated.
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 ACTIVATION WIZARD KEEPS POPPING UP PC
If you've ever installed one of these Office programs, you'll know that you have to activate it once it's up and running.Īctivation means that your PC checks in online with Microsoft to ensure you're running a genuine version of the software that hasn't been used elsewhere. Now, it seems, the Office Suite is being used as a front for a new version of the tech support scam. We've previously warned about the risks of Office macro viruses - malware that's triggered when automatic routines, known as macros, are run inside programs like Word and Excel - in a past article: Macros: What They Are and How They Could Imperil You. The widespread use of one of the best-known business and productivity software suites makes it a great target in the shape of Microsoft Office scams. Theft Risks from 3 New Microsoft Office Scams We also have a warning about phony lawn maintenance contractors who want your money without cutting the grass! In this week's issue, we outline three of the latest tricks - a bogus tech support virus, a phishing scam and a fake subscription renewal alert. Microsoft Office is probably the most popular piece of Windows productivity software, so it's no wonder that it's also the source of a rash of new Office scams. Tech support tricksters employ new Office scam: Internet Scambusters #762
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