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Categories: False advertising, Social engineering (computer security), Types of malware, Cybercrime, Scareware

scareware Booware Ghostware Halloweenware Misleading application

Scareware is a form of malware which uses social engineering to cause shock, anxiety, or the perception of a threat in order to manipulate users into buying unwanted software. Wikipedia

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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 manipulate users into buying unwanted software. Wikipedia

form of malware which uses social engineering to cause shock, anxiety, or the perception of a threat in order to manipulate users into buying unwanted products Wikidata

Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of virus infection. Wiktionary

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malware

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rogue security software

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Booware, Ghostware, Halloweenware, Misleading application, scam software, Scanware, Screamware