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What are the characteristics of scarewares?
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According to Wikipedia:
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Scarewares comprises several classes of scam software with malicious payloads, or of limited or no benefit, that are sold to consumers via certain unethical marketing practices. The selling approach uses social engineering to cause shock, anxiety, or the perception of a threat, generally directed at an unsuspecting user. Some forms of spyware and adware also use scareware tactics.
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And you know, Among the most popular scarewares today is one that masquerades as a game of concentration, such as navigating a maze. Other than these, there are those that send the user in a tizzy. Popularly known as anxiety-based scareware, they present users with harrying situations.
For example, there's one scareware that will, i think, pop up a dialogue box saying "Erase everything on hard drive?" along with two buttons, both labeled "Ok" and "Ok". Thankfully though, regardless of which button you chose nothing is destroyed, but it is sure to pschye any user. That would be an example of scareware in work.
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Scarewares comprises several classes of scam software with malicious payloads, or of limited or no benefit, that are sold to consumers via certain unethical marketing practices. The selling approach uses social engineering to cause shock, anxiety, or the perception of a threat, generally directed at an unsuspecting user. Some forms of spyware and adware also use scareware tactics.
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And you know, Among the most popular scarewares today is one that masquerades as a game of concentration, such as navigating a maze. Other than these, there are those that send the user in a tizzy. Popularly known as anxiety-based scareware, they present users with harrying situations.
For example, there's one scareware that will, i think, pop up a dialogue box saying "Erase everything on hard drive?" along with two buttons, both labeled "Ok" and "Ok". Thankfully though, regardless of which button you chose nothing is destroyed, but it is sure to pschye any user. That would be an example of scareware in work.
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