Watch out for this fake Windows BSOD - it's actually malware

The Windows Blue Screen (or Black Screen) of Death is typically a sign that some unrecoverable error or conflict has occurred. Now, cybercriminals are using the dreaded BSOD as a way to trick people ...

ClickFix attack uses fake Windows BSOD screens to push malware

A new ClickFix social engineering campaign is targeting the hospitality sector in Europe, using fake Windows Blue Screen of ...

This Fake Windows BSOD Is Actually A Malware Trap

Windows users need to be vigilant, as a new ClickFix malware campaign is deploying fake blue screen of death (BSOD) errors ...
The Register on MSN

Fake Windows BSODs check in at Europe's hotels to con staff into running malware

Phishers posing as Booking.com use panic-inducing blue screens to bypass security controls Russia-linked hackers are sneaking ...
Hosted on MSN

Microsoft might be rebranding its infamous Windows Blue Screen of Death

With Windows Insider Preview Build 26120.3653 in the beta channel, Microsoft is testing out a refreshed design for its infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) interface. Interestingly, this update sees ...
Forbes

Microsoft Didn’t Kill Blue Screen Of Death, But What’s Coming May Be A Problem

You know the drill: out of nowhere you see a screen that tells you your Windows device has hit “a problem and needs to restart.” It’s known as the Blue Screen of Death and recently it was thought that ...
TweakTown

Windows blue screen fix found following global operating system outage

Millions of Windows systems around the world are experiencing the blue screen of death or are stuck in repetitive boot loops after an update was rolled out by the cybersecurity software platform ...
Game Rant

Windows is Getting Rid of a 30-Year-Old Feature

Viraaj is a spirited gamer, lifelong PlayStation main, huge petrolhead, but most importantly, a principled journalist. With experience at publications like FandomWire, HotCars, and DriveTribe, writing ...
Bleeping Computer

MSI: Recent wave of Windows blue screens linked to MSI motherboards

MSI has officially confirmed the recent surge of blue screens of death (BSODs) encountered by Windows users after installing this week's optional preview updates is linked to some of its motherboard ...
WTOP News

Data Doctors: What’s behind Windows blue screen errors

Q: What causes the blue screen errors that freezes everything on my Windows computer? A: The blue screen of death — often shortened to BSOD — is Windows’ way of saying something went wrong at a system ...
PC World

Microsoft kills the iconic Windows ‘Blue Screen of Death.’ It looks like this now

Almost every Windows user has encountered the legendary “Blue Screen of Death” (or BSOD for short) at least once. More than anything else, the infamous error ...