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·         Scareware

(en) Scareware

Software or web site that purports to be security software reporting a threat against a user's computer to convince the user to purchase unneeded software or install malware.

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/cybersecurity/Keyword_Index_and_Glossary_of_Core_Ideas

(en) scareware

Scareware is a type of malware designed to trick victims into purchasing and downloading useless and potentially dangerous software.

http://whatis.techtarget.com/

(en) Rogueware

A more specific kind of rogueware is scareware, rogue security software, which tries to infect computers by providing fake security alerts.

ENISA Threat Landscape [Deliverable – 2012-09-28]

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