On a good note, 360 Total Security did detect many malicious files we left on our machine and titled them “High-risk items.” This was a good sign. However, the program also installed (or bundled with) third-party adware that caused pop-up advertisements across Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer (other internet browsers were not tested). We were asked if we wanted to install 360 Total Security and we chose to do so. We also found that (alike most freeware) 360 Total Security promoted third-party items and other programs associated with the publisher, including the 360 Internet Protection add-on.įurthermore, 360 Total Security was brought to our attention by a deceptive marketing campaign and third-party program. After a “Full Check” scan, 360 Total Security wanted to detect this important file as a “Risk Item.” The free Antivirus program wanted us to remove this file, which is very odd. We found that the 360 Total Security program detected many false positives and files that are valuable to a computer system, including the WCScheduler.exe file that is used by our machine to perform system recovery.

Our 360 Total Security review resulted in mixed reviews though mostly negative.

Some reputable Antivirus and Anti-Malware programs have flagged this software as a potentially unwanted program (PUP), while others claim the program is safe to use.

When they make the transaction and refresh the screen, they learn the reality of the situation, but by then, it's too late.360 Total Security by 360 Security Center is a free Antivirus program with mixed reviews. In reality, the funds remain the same, and the users end up sending their hard-earned cash to cybercriminals instead. Afterwards, they edit the HTML of the bank account page to show a higher amount than what it should be.Īfter that, scammers claim they have sent more than they were supposed to and demand a refund. They instruct their targets to note their available bank balance, so they can verify the refund later. There have been reports that scammers also use the notorious tech support refund scam strategy to defraud their targets during this scam. However, they really intend to make huge deposits to their bank accounts from the victim's, install malicious software to track user accounts and access them later, or simply remove the protection on their targets' devices to scam them again. To ease their targets' minds, they say that a technical problem has caused their monitor screen to turn black, and they are working to resolve it.

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