The scareware may not damage your computer, but it could scare users into giving their credit card information to scammers. Dianne Farha often surfs the web for new recipes but she nearly clicked ...

ESET has discovered over 30 scareware applications available for download from the Google Play store. The malicious applications, which pretended to be cheats for the popular Minecraft game ...

Scareware is a type of malware that relies on scare tactics to get you to lower your guard and unknowingly install malware or give away sensitive personal data before you realize you’re being ...

You know that an email promising funny pictures of Britney Spears is probably more likely ... their PCs and do it what it tells them. Known as scareware, these scams are designed to trick a ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed “scareware blocker,” which uses ... “These companies used scare tactics and lies about threats to consumers’ personal computers to bilk consumers ...

Even though tricking users into downloading rogue security software, or scareware, is one of the oldest ... It is based on scare tactics to get users to react and pay the money right away ...

If you’re already a fan of Microsoft’s Edge, or if you have a newer computer user in the house, you’ll want to know about the browser’s latest feature: a scareware blocker. This new built ...

Microsoft is releasing a preview of a new feature for its Edge browser that will help block scareware. This feature is ...

Hackers are targeting Mac users by sending fake Apple security warnings that are intended to scare them into thinking ... to security vendor LayerX, the "scareware" campaign has been hosted ...

However, if you take the remedy suggested, like downloading so-called antivirus software, you’ve actually fallen for a type of scam known as scareware. To combat this old form of malware ...