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Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Warning: Facebook Ads for Free Windows 11 Upgrade Will Infect PCs With Malware

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Warning: Facebook Ads for Free Windows 11 Upgrade Will Infect PCs With Malware

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Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Scammers are preying on Windows 10 users who haven't moved to Windows 11 with ads that urge you to 'Upgrade to Win 11 Pro Today,' antivirus provider Malwarebytes reports.
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  • MolochHorridus@lemmy.ml
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    So it installs legitimate Windows 11 then?

    • HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Ha-ha, classic

    • FreshLight@sh.itjust.works
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      Get out of my head lmao

  • blackjam_alex@lemmy.world
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    This reads like an Onion joke.

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      'Cause it’s got layers!

      There’s at least four different reasons this nonsense wouldn’t affect me, LOL. (I don’t use Facebook, don’t want Windows 11, don’t see ads because they’re blocked, and can’t run Windows malware because Linux.)

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    I’m soooo removed from this issue it’s almost funny

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    [This could be a joke about Windows 11 being malware in the first place]

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