Hi, "CYBERCRIMINALS" ARE DISTRIBUTING CRYPTO RANSOMWARE UNDER DISGUISE OF FREE WINDOWS 10 UPGRADE. Malware WILL ENCRYPT ALL OF YOUR DRIVES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE WITH YOUR IDENTITY, including cloud storage (e.g. Dropbox) and network drives! Ransom will be demanded to decrypt your drives. http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-scam-email-will-encrypt-your-files-for-ransom/ BE VERY CAREFUL when installing software in general, both home and on work! At very this moment, there is no reliable info on how authentic Windows 10 update are… But as a general rule, software that comes from Microsoft is expected to be cryptographically signed by Microsoft. Microsoft's (or other vendor's) digital signature is not very easy to forge, so checking it before installing anything puts you on the safe side.
I am not sure what the official Microsoft link is doing there... basically what that US CERT site is saying is that there are FAKE windows install files out there with fake URLs etc that download a software that locks your files and ask for money to unlock it... this is a very old tactic used by cybercriminals. This is not about the official Windows 10 download and links. If you want to download Windows 10, use official Microsoft website and not download from dodgy links or torrents etc.
The malware is distributed via emails that use fake *@microsoft.com in "from" section. Probaly via other sources too. The hackers are exploiting "Windows 10 hype" and we had an issue at our company also. "The emails claims its attachment includes an installer that allows users to get the new operating system sooner." Im just porting this forward as I get emails from out IT security team daily. Cant hurt I guess.
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