scareware

The battle against internet fraud and scams has raged for decades. From bogus antivirus pop-ups to irresistible “you’ve won a prize” ads, scareware thrives by exploiting user fear and urgency. But Microsoft is saying, “Not anymore!” Enter the scareware blocker, a new AI-powered functionality...

Again!?? According to Microsoft's July issue newsletter (Security for home computer users), it seems that we've got more scareware products on the horizon. We've probably all seen them before in one version or another while browsing the web, you get a pop up warning that some form of malicious...

There's a new malware attack on Facebook and it's significant for multiple reasons. This attack is particular spreads through bogus links, and it appears to change form in line with news events. While there have been several similar scams in the past, they've usually involved tricking users...

Just hours after Apple updated a security update to protect Mac users against a rash of scareware attacks, a new variant began circulating that completely bypasses the malware-blocking measure. The trojan arrives in a file called mdinstall.pkg and installs MacGuard, a malicious application...

A fake antivirus application is targeting Mac OS X computers using Apple's Safari browser. Cybercriminals pushing MAC Defender, named like the legitimate MacDefender antivirus product, are manipulating keywords to push malicious sites to the top of search results. According to security...

A Friend had a very strange phone call from an obvious "outsource" telling me that the security of his computer was in jeopardy, that his system had so many viruses that it was going to crash and that the junk mail folder had to be cleaned. This does not begin to describe the tone of the woman...

ESET Knowledgebase - Reports of rogue ESET Smart Security malware Reports of rogue ESET Smart Security malware News ID: NEWS107|Last Revised: October 06, 2010 We have received reports of a rogue security software program disguised with a false ESET Smart Security image. This type of...

Scareware pushers have upped their cheating techniques are and now offering live chat and localization for their deceptive products. Security researchers reveal that technical support is provided by real people. Scareware, also known as rogueware, refers to malicious applications that pose as...

Link Removed - Invalid URL This year alone they will be responsible for infecting in excess of 25 million computers worldwide, but they could come close to compromising as much as 30 million machines. At the root of this epidemic lay simple social engineering tactics designed, through various...