No, it's not really Apple or Microsoft popping up on your screen to tell you your computer has been infected.
"Because, who doesn't know Microsoft or Apple as a brand?"
Here's what people should know to protect themselves from scams targeting commonly used, trusted tech brands:Never assume any online ad is authenticPeople can be duped in a number of ways.
Sometimes simply opening the attachment could infect a consumer's computer with malware.
If, for instance, you called a number for "Microsoft" or "Apple" and gave usernames and passwords, change those.
Persons:
it's, It's scammers, Cliff Steinhauer, Nati Tal, Bing, Malwarebytes, Jérôme Segura, Segura, Jim Routh, It's, Routh
Organizations:
National Cybersecurity Alliance, Microsoft, Apple, Guardio Labs, McAfee, PayPal, Norton