Scareware
Scareware is a form of malware which uses Social engineering (security), social engineering to cause Acute stress reaction, shock, anxiety, or the perception of a threat in order to manipulate users into buying Potentially unwanted program, unwanted software (or other products). Scareware is part of a class of Malware, malicious software that includes rogue security software, ransomware and other scam software that tricks users into believing their computer is infected with a Computer virus, virus, then suggests that they download and pay for Rogue security software, fake antivirus software to remove it. Usually the virus is fictional and the software is non-functional or malware itself.'Scareware' scams trick searchers
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