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Friday, May 20, 2016

How to Completely Kill Productkeyupdate

Complaint from one of the victims:

Hello. I have these alerts saying that my product key has expired. I suspect that they might be fake. The messages say to call 1-844-459- 8882. What do you think? Is my product key really expired? How can I tell? I’d be grateful for your help.

What's Productkeyupdate? Is it dangerous?


Productkeyupdate falls into the tech support scam category, and can be detected by security software. Since you know it's a fake program, you should keep in mind that everything comes from it is bogus and don't fall for it. Once it penetrates into the computer, it will present you fake alerts of  an outdated product key and provide the number 1-844-459- 8882 for help. Users who are unconscious about the scam may call it without doubt. We strongly recommend you NOT to call the tech support line, because the so-called technician will try his best to persuade you to purchase a new product key. Also, he may recommend you to buy certain fake security software to "delete viruses from your computer".