Fake Anti-Virus Software Scams on the Rise
Sunday, August 15th, 2010 at
6:14 pm
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Cybercriminals claim a million victims a day with an online scam that mcafee Labs predicts will cost consumers the most money in 2010: scareware. Scareware appears as legitimate looking pop-up alerts warning users their computer is infected and prompting them to install malware disguised as security software. Stevie Wilson, a scareware victim who lives in Los Angeles, shares her story in this video.