APPLE VIRUS SCAN SCAM SOFTWARE
Crooks include Symantec copyright note on phishing pageĪ link is provided, purporting to be for a scanning service powered by Norton Antivirus that could eliminate the alleged malicious software in the email account.Ī copyright note at the bottom of the page shows Symantec as being the owner of the service, thus giving the victim more confidence that the scanning is legitimate. The email can be easily identified as a scam, but many users may be distracted by the fact that their access to the email account may be terminated without warning, and comply to the fraudulent request.
The message does not provide too much information on the source, but it focuses instead on a fake problem the recipient may be having with the email account, namely malware distribution.Īs is always the case with phishing scams, the crooks make the issue urgent by saying that the email account would be deactivated if steps to correct the issue are not taken, Hoax Slayer reports. An email claiming to come from an administrator features the logo of Norton Antivirus to trick unsuspecting users into entering their email credentials on a fraudulent web page.