# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q1522059](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1522059)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scareware)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/scareware


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora