Scareware
Sunday, January 22, 2012 by Admin@blogspot
Scareware Today I want to talk about scareware. Scareware, similar to the Malware (malicious software) is designed to scare you into thinking your computer is infected. This type of infection is no longer restricted to porn surfers or users who download pirated software.
Scareware
Typically, scareware will appear on your screen in a realistic looking "scan" After a while you will be notified that you have 100 of infection. It is intended to frighten the user to interact with the program to "erase" the infection. If you click the delete button you will usually be shown a window that states that most of the "infection" has been deleted but for some that left you will need to upgrade to the professional version of the program. The average user will get their credit card out and this is when the real problem begins. You give your credit card information to pay, $ 29 $ 39 or $ 49 professional version.
Your computer has been infected, you have given your credit card number and have paid some money. Now the attacker has your card info, they can go shopping. In return, the professional version of the software is actually more viruses. Nice huh?
Make yourself familiar with your anti virus software. Learn how it looks. If you see something pop up that says it is scanning your computer and the message does not originate from your anti virus software, immediately click on the X and close the program. Do not click anywhere else, interact with the program in any way or download add-ons or plug without first looking for it on Google to see if it is valid.
Scareware
Typically, scareware will appear on your screen in a realistic looking "scan" After a while you will be notified that you have 100 of infection. It is intended to frighten the user to interact with the program to "erase" the infection. If you click the delete button you will usually be shown a window that states that most of the "infection" has been deleted but for some that left you will need to upgrade to the professional version of the program. The average user will get their credit card out and this is when the real problem begins. You give your credit card information to pay, $ 29 $ 39 or $ 49 professional version.
Your computer has been infected, you have given your credit card number and have paid some money. Now the attacker has your card info, they can go shopping. In return, the professional version of the software is actually more viruses. Nice huh?
Make yourself familiar with your anti virus software. Learn how it looks. If you see something pop up that says it is scanning your computer and the message does not originate from your anti virus software, immediately click on the X and close the program. Do not click anywhere else, interact with the program in any way or download add-ons or plug without first looking for it on Google to see if it is valid.
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