Week 4

https://www.itprotoday.com/vulnerabilities-and-threats/fake-windows-updates-trick-users-installing-ransomware

 A Windows update is being used to trick users into installing ransomware.  They have no idea that the fake updates are there so that they may learn more about the user. Not all approaches include fake updates; email phishing is another. These tricks are used to deceive not just regular people but also IT specialists. A fake Windows Update screen will be sent  luring the user into downloading ransomware. If you go to the article, it will go into further detail about how it appears exactly and provide additional examples.

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