Beware of "Zoom" suspicious software April 25, 6:40
As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the information processing promotion organization of the country is calling attention because there is a series of consultations regarding suspicious software that is named "Zoom", an online conference tool that is widely used for telework etc. .
According to the National Information Processing Promotion Agency, when I tried to use the online meeting tool "Zoom", when I downloaded it from the website displayed by searching the Internet, a warning screen was displayed and "The PC is infected with a virus. Therefore, there were multiple consultations that voices such as "Personal information is sent to hackers" were played.
It means that when you call the phone number displayed on the screen, you will be charged a support fee.
According to the mechanism, this website is a fake site that has nothing to do with the official "Zoom", and the voice and warning screen will disappear if you restart the computer.
When searching for words such as "Download Zoom" on the Internet, fake sites were sometimes displayed at the top. Therefore, when using "Zoom", be sure to download software from the official website. Is calling.
The Information-technology Promotion Agency says, "Because warnings are groundless, please be careful not to call in a hurry."