The most widely-used software on the market is always targeted by hackers. This time Skype has been used to distribute malware with the use of a fake call. The aim of the call is to scare victims into believing their computers are at great security risk. The automated message that the call consists of, actually says: "Attention: this is an automated computer system alert. Your computer protection service is not active. To activate computer protection, and repair your computer, go to [LINK]"
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