'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam
Posted: December 27, 2016
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 8 |
First Seen: | December 27, 2016 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam is a misleading notification pop-up that may appear due to the installation of malicious software. The malware associated with 'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam is a Trojan horse, one known for leveraging Microsoft notifications rooting from the family of Trojan.Tech-Support malware. Computer users who notice the 'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam message are advised by experts to never utilize the toll-free number provided or any links or buttons on the notification itself. If used, the toll-free number may connect you to a person who demands payment for an alleged computer repair service or additional software that your PC may not require.
The 'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam may be displayed at random when surfing the Internet become very intrusive. The 'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam text reads rather demanding leaving PC users without much of a choice.
Moreover, 'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam may lead to other screens where it will ask that a product key be entered for the supposed activation of new software loaded on the affected PC. Such a notification from the 'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam will further make demands.
Computer users who witness such notifications listed above should take the proper precautions and actions to eliminate 'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam and any related Trojan horses that may be residing on their PC. Such a process may involve the use of an antimalware application designed to detect and eliminate Trojan horse threats on a Windows PC.
Technical Details
Additional Information
# | Message |
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1 | Enter your product key Your product key is 25 characters and is typically found in your product packaging . Toll-Free : 1 800 935 6918 See product key examples Sign in with an active account instead Attempt to automatically activate my product online. |
2 | Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 Activation Wizard Thank you for installing Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016. Activation is required to authenticate this copy of Microsoft Office. This wizard will guide you through the Activation process. How do you want to activate your software? * I want to activate the software over the Internet. (recommended) * I want to activate the software by telephone. Toll-Free : 1 800 935 6918 If you choose not to activate at this time, you may run the software for 29 more days before the product becames unlicensed. Click Help for more information. |
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