Ειδικοί ασφαλείας προειδοποιούν τους χρήστες που σκέφτονται να χρησιμοποιήσουν γεννήτριες κλειδιών ενεργοποίησης των Windows 8.1 για να εγκαταστήσουν δωρεάν το λειτουργικό σύστημα της Microsoft. As the popularity of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 grows, scammers thought to take advantage of the fact.
Ahasverus, a user of her forums Softpedia, recently reported that he discovered a fake activator while testing Windows Enterprise 8.1 on a Virtual Box that was installed on a Mac OS X machine.
While searching for thenetwork για κάποιο παράνομο λογισμικό ενεργοποίησης των Windows 8.1, καταρχήν ανακάλυψε πάρα πολλά αποτελέσματα που του εμφάνισε η μηχανή search (Google). Ahasverus tried an activation software called Windows KMS Activator Ultimate 2014 1.7 which is about 10Mb in size (compressed).
The software claims to be able to break Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. In fact, however, it does not trigger any of them, but this is of no importance since the role of the program is to trick users into installing another software.
Most antivirus engines do not recognize that something suspicious happens. However, the user quickly realized that the application was not very harmless.
Once he started the process, the application forced him to accept the installation of various other applications: Surftastic (a browser add-on που συλλέγει τα δεδομένα του χρήστη και του εμφανίζει διαφημίσεις) και το Mobogenie (μια εφαρμογή που προσφέρει Android παιχνίδια, αλλά ζητάει πρόσβαση στα SMS, τις φωτογραφίες και τις επαφές του χρήστη).
In the next phase, it becomes even more interesting. The developers of the so-called actuator ask their victims for permission to install a Bitcoin undermine.
"In order to continue developing free applications, we would like to install on your computer the following program that your CPU uses to extract virtual currencies," the message states in the second phase of the installation process.
Of course you may not accept the installation, but as we all know, most people just click the "Next" button when they install some software, without thinking about it, or read what the developer writes.
Once the installation is complete, the actuator starts. However, at this point, the web browser is already hostage and displays ads.
Fake Windows 8.1 activation software connects to a remote server to update. Then it starts to download things that will certainly not be for the good of your computer.
Finally, the actuator does nothing in fact. When the user tries to activate Windows, an error message is displayed.
