GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A message pops up on your computer: “Your computer has been locked up.” “A scare tactic on this fake pop-up that looks like a virus,” says Nathan Drager, president ...

You’re browsing the web when suddenly your screen turns red. A warning flashes: “Your computer is infected! Call support immediately!” Maybe there’s a blaring alarm or a robotic voice telling you to ...

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. Scareware scams (also known ...

SINGAPORE – These alerts pop up on your computer screen, warning you of a virus that has infected your device. They also offer you a lifeline – a phone number for “tech support”.