scareware
form of malware which uses social engineering to cause shock, anxiety, or the perception of a threat in order to manipulate users into buying unwanted products
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scareware
Summary
scareware ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- scareware's subclass of is recorded as malware[2].
- scareware's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qpg4[3].
- scareware's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scareware[4].
- scareware's Quora topic ID is recorded as Scareware[5].
- scareware's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 122872325[6].
Why It Matters
scareware ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).[1] scareware has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] scareware is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]