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Mac OS update detects, deletes MacDefender scareware
Jun 2, 2011
Apple on Tuesday released an update for Snow Leopard that warns users that they've downloaded fake Mac security software and claims to scrub machines...
Internet hit by wave of fake PC defrag software
Dec 17, 2010
A spate of scareware apps that trick users into buying useless hard disk repair tools appears to be part of a concerted campaign to push fake 'defrag...
Fake browser warnings dupe users into downloading 'scareware'
Oct 8, 2010
Scammers are spoofing the anti-malware warnings of popular browsers to dupe Windows users into downloading fake security software, Symantec said...
$100 million scareware CEO was already a fugitive
Jun 4, 2010
The CEO of a company accused of making more than US$100 million selling harmful "scareware" antivirus products was already a fugitive from...
Scareware earns cybercriminals £850,000 a year
Oct 23, 2009
Cybercriminals are earning as much as £858,000 a year out of scareware, said Symantec.   Scareware, which is also known as fake antivirus, is a...
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