Software:Ammyy

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Ammyy (sometimes called AMMYY) was a company which created the remote desktop software called Ammyy Admin. It was often used by scammers who cold-call homes to try to gain access to their computer.[1][2][3]

Since 2011 the company has issued warnings about these scammers who abuse their software against its intended purposes.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Ammyy.com Scam". 2010. http://antivirus.about.com/b/2010/12/08/ammy-com-scam.htm.  (updated 15 February 2016)
  2. "AMMYY Scam". 18 April 2013. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/protect_defender-protect_scanning/ammyy-scam/2af41e2c-898c-4b80-9225-49baa3b6482d. 
  3. "The AMMYY Scam – Microsoft Phone Support Scam". 19 September 2013. https://malwaretips.com/blogs/ammyy-virus-removal/. 
  4. "Ammyy Admin - cases of malicious use. Official WARNING". http://www.ammyy.com/en/admin_mu.html. "!!! If you receive a phone call claiming to be from 'Microsoft' or someone claiming to work on their behalf, telling you that you have a virus on your computer or some errors which they will help you to fix via Ammyy Admin, it is definitely a scam."