The Essential Guide to Coronavirus Scams | Avast

The Essential Guide to Coronavirus Scams | Avast
Avast Security News Team, 3 April 2020

Learn how to recognize them and protect yourself, and where to go for legitimate COVID-19 information.



The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way so many of us live our lives that it’s on many of our minds throughout most of the day. Cybercriminals, always camouflaging their tricks to blend in with the latest topics, know this all too well. As a result, they have already launched countless scams preying on the panic surrounding the virus. So now, in addition to keeping ourselves safe from the novel coronavirus, we also need to protect ourselves from the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus-related cyber scams. 
Most of these are phishing scams, in which the attacker tries to trick us into opening a malicious attachment, clicking a malicious link, or giving away personal information. This is done through outright lying and trickery, but fear not – there are ways to both recognize and combat these scams. 
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Identifying  Fake Apps
Avast Threatlabs recently discovered a new wiper malware family called CoViper that is taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis. The malware masquerades as a file related to the Coronavirus. This devastating malware will rewrite the file that tells your PC what to do when it reboots. The result ..

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