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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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