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Scareware is a form of
malware which uses
social engineering to
cause shock, anxiety, or the
perception of a
threat in
order to mani****te
users into...
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NightMare is a
scareware program distributed on the Fish
Disks for the
Amiga computer (Fish #448). It is
generally credited to be the
first scareware program...
- AOL, Inc. The
lawsuit alleged Support.com and AOL's
Computer Checkup "
scareware" (which uses
software developed by Support.com)
misrepresented that their...
- tool that
actually installs malware on
their computer. It is a form of
scareware that mani****tes
users through fear, and a form of ransomware.
Rogue security...
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controversial topic. The
issue is
further clouded by the fact that
malware and
scareware are
often ****ociated with
utilities of this type. Due to the
sheer size...
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Retrieved June 1, 2008. "FTC
kills scareware operation". 10
December 2008.
Retrieved December 10, 2008. "$100
Million '
Scareware' CEO Was
Already a Fugitive"...
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WinFixer was a
family of
scareware rogue security programs developed by
Winsoftware which claimed to
repair computer system problems on
Microsoft Windows...
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usually as part of the
Flash update process, and for
pushing a third-party
scareware program designed to
scare users into
paying for
unneeded system repairs...
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Robert McMillan (September 15, 2009). "New York
Times tricked into
serving scareware ad".
Scammers tricked the New York Times'
Digital Advertising department...
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harvest usernames, p****words, bank
account and
credit card numbers."
Scareware, as the name suggests, is a form of
malware which uses
social engineering...
