Archive for May, 2009

May 29 2009

Scareware – Really Scary Indeed

Scareware, or a form of malware that tricks customers with bogus messages that leads users to sites that install fake security software for a fee. These tactics have long been used by hackers to get hard earned cash from people’s pockets for nothing. The software you install in turn asks you to get more and more software till you finally get it that the whole thing was a sham, with your cash long gone and the errors they were reporting. Many of these sites have been targeted by law enforcement in the past few years but there are still some persistent ones that manage to survive the best efforts of law enforcement agents. Continue Reading »

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