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"Scareware" Pop-Up Disguises Itself as Security Update

Posted Friday, April 01, 2011 in Computers-Internet-Technology
by Erik Johnson

If you're not familiar with the term "scareware," it is when a web page you are viewing disguises itself as a pop-up window claiming you need to install a security update. It "scare"s you into clicking on a link that downloads mal"ware" onto your computer. The window is VERY official looking:

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Facebook Users: Beware of "Dislike" Button Applications

Posted Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in Computers-Internet-Technology
by Erik Johnson

Facebook users are familiar with the ability to "like" their friends' comments, wall posts, etc. Many users constrastly have called for the ability to "dislike" posts as well. Unfortunately, scammers became aware of this and have set up traps for computer users in the disguise of applications which are now wrecking havoc on computers.

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