WASHINGTON — The FBI has issued a warning to the public to beware of “scareware”, bogus pop-up messages that warn that your computer is infected with a virus when it really is not. The pop ups then ...

A prevalent Internet scam circulating is trying to scare users into forking over money. Susan Jhun filed the following NY1 for You report. Queens resident Emmanuel Hileah received a warning when he ...

Computer experts are warning users about those pop-up ads that say a device is infected with a virus. It looks authentic, but it’s not. The fake virus alerts are called “scareware”, because they look ...

GREEN BAY (WBAY) – It’s a scary scenario: What would you do if you lost access to everything on your computer? Tech scams are crashing computers at homes and businesses across the nation. Some of ...

Microsoft and Washington State officials announced a new partnership today aimed at fighting scareware in general and one specific vendor in particular. Today isn't such a good day for one James Reed ...

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Spyware. Malware. Adware. And now, scareware. Information technology professionals are warning computer users to be aware of a new type of cyber attack. These days there aren't ...

The CEO of a company accused of making more than US$100 million selling harmful “scareware” antivirus products was already a fugitive from U.S. authorities, following his arrest in 2008 on criminal ...

Anti-virus software is arguably the most critical component to keeping you safe and your computer running smoothly, which makes well-crafted fake anti-virus apps that take advantage of people's ...