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What is Scareware?
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What is Scareware?

by James Miller

Scareware is a type of malicious software (malware) or deceptive tactic. It uses social engineering to trick or frighten users into taking an immediate, harmful action. The goal of scareware is to manipulate the users, usually by making them believe their device is in imminent danger. Scareware then encourage them…

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