Scareware

Scareware

Scareware is a form of malicious softwarethat uses social engineering to cause shock, anxiety, or the perception of athreat in order to manipulate users into buying unwanted software. Scareware ispart of a class of malicious software that includes rogue security software,ransomware and other scam software with malicious payloads, which have limitedor no benefit to users, and are pushed by unethical marketing practices. Someforms of spyware and adware also use scareware tactics.