scareware

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scareware

noun

informal, uncountable Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of virus infection.

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@misc{scareware_2026,
  title = {scareware},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scareware},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}