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SCAREWARE: 1) A popup message appears. The message can vary, but is designed to scare you. 2) A scan that looks like its taking place on your computer starts. Its all fake, you computer isnt really being 'scanned' The scan will of course find many threats in the form of trojans, virus, worms etc. 3) Last is the prompt to save and install software that will remove the threats for you. There are no threats on your computer. The only purpose of this software is for you to activate or register it. Once installed it will only provide more annoying popups and warnings about all kinds of fake malware. If you try to have the fake software remove the threats and heres the catch; you will be prompted to register or activate it first. This step will take you to a website were you will be handing over personal information and losing money.  Other web based messages to install scareware or other malware are also possible. You might be prompted to install software for some reason maybe to display content, view a video, 'update' something etc. Do not install anything based on some web site prompting you to do so. Use the Alt +F4 key to close the window, or bring up task manager by click on the ctrl-alt-delete keys at once. Under the applications tab click on 'end task'. Variations of the popup messages are endless. The following are all malicious pop ups requesting you to download and install software to your computer which of course is nothing but malware:   .
The following are fake scareware popups generated after the malware is installed to your computer. Many variations of popups are possible. Remember the whole point is to have you 'register or activate' the malware which will take you to a web site where you will be handing over personal and credit card information.     Below are scareware generated balloon messages and icons once the malware is installed to your computer. This scareware goes by many different names and often resurfaces with new names and looks. The popups, warnings etc are all the same. Some of this scareware is really just very annoying and easily removed. Others might be more intrusive like preventing your real anti-malware from updating or starting up, blocking certain websites, making registry changes so that task manager is unavailable or generating other popup messages:    Here is a scareware generated message to remove Malwarebytes which is a excellent malware remover:  The whole point of scareware is to generate money. Dont be tempted to activate or register it. Nag screens to register or activate:     Activation/registration web sites. You will be handing over personal and credit card information: |
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