scareware is a malicious software (malware) ed to deceive users believing their computer is infected with a virus

malware virus trojan worm ransomware spyware adware phishing exploit rootkit botnet keylogger backdoor spybot hijacker hoax threat attack breach hack fraud scam rogue fake alert popup warning deception intrusion infection compromise cybercrime encryption decryption antivirus firewall authentication exploitation prevention security protection detection remediation containment forensics integrity privacy safeguard scareware type malicious software designed deceive users believing computer infected issues