What is spyware?

January 27, 2020 | By admin

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Scareware is a type of malware that masquerades as real virus protection to trick victims into paying and downloading malicious software to clean up infections it pretends to detect. Such software is potentially dangerous and in order to entice the victim, the cybercriminal uses social engineering and fear tactics.

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