“Scareware” has blighted the web almost since its inception, often in the form of fake antivirus software ... including using fake Windows pop-ups, to scam consumers. “These companies ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new tool dubbed "scareware blocker," which uses machine learning and computer vision to identify a very pervasive type of online scam. "Scareware" has blighted the web ...

Microsoft has started rolling out an AI-powered “Scareware Blocker” for its Edge browser on Windows ... tech support scam in ...

Have you ever encountered a web page that claimed your PC had a virus and asked you to download antivirus software? That type of scam is known ... already offers its Defender SmartScreen tool ...

Alina Bizga, Security Analyst at Bitdefender, told Infosecurity that the firm’s employee engaged with the fake recruitment campaign to observe how it worked, knowing that there have been cases where ...

Attackers send out fake job offers and trick individuals into running a cross-platform JavaScript stealer for crypto theft ...

In this guide, I'll help you understand and enable the feature on Windows 11 ... has been infected with malware and that you must contact the fake technical support phone number to recover your system ...

Further reading: See our roundup of the best antivirus software for Windows PCs to learn about ... my attempt at sweet nothings as a potential scam. Phew, PCWorld got the greenlight.

The scam begins with an enticing message ... and launching crypto miners. The malware infects Windows, macOS, and Linux via cross-platform compatibility, uses a variety of exfiltration methods (HTTP, ...