About this tag
Corrine Chorney is credited alongside John Carrona Sr for sharing a removal guide for the WindowsActivationUpdate and Active Windows scam, which is part of the Rogue.Tech-Support-Scam family. This infection pretends to install a Windows update, then displays a fake product activation screen after a restart. The guide, originally from BleepingComputer.com, provides steps to remove this rogue program. On WindowsForum.com, this tag appears in a thread offering the removal guide to help users deal with this specific tech support scam.
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Remove the WindowsActivationUpdate and Active Windows Scam (Removal Guide)
A big thanks to John Carrona Sr and Corrine Chorney for sharing this: ''This guide is for the WindowsActivationUpdate and Active Windows Scam program from the Rogue.Tech-Support-Scam family. When this infection is installed it will pretend to install an update on the computer that prompts you...- kemical
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- Forum: Windows Security