What is Scareware?

Scareware is a rogue anti-spyware and ransom-ware program from the same family as Antivirus Pro.Once running it will scan your computer and display numerous infections, but will state it will not remove them until you purchase the program. In reality, the scan results it detects are all fake and do not actually exist on your computer.

This program is also very aggressive in how it protects itself from being removed. While the Scare-ware process is running it will terminate almost all programs that you launch stating that they are infected. It will also change the Proxy settings so that you can not browse to any site other than the Scare-ware site so that you can purchase the program. Using these two methods, the program essentially ransoms the normal use of your computer until you purchase the program.

While this Scare-ware program is running you will also see numerous security warnings, alerts, and windows appear that try to convince you that you are infected. For example, you will be shown a window that impersonates the legitimate Windows Security Centre. The difference is that the infection's version will suggest that you purchase the fake antivirus, while the legitimate version does not suggest any particular program.

The infection will also show numerous alerts stating that your computer is infected, sending sensitive data to the Internet, or being attacked by remote connections. Just like the fake scan results, these alerts are just another method that the program is trying to convince you that you have a security problem and should be ignored.

Scare-ware is designed to scam you out of your money by making you think your computer is infected. It goes without saying that you should not purchase this program, and if you already have, please contact your Credit Card Company and dispute the charges stating the program is a scam.

If you have any of the above issues, we can safely and quickly remove the problem from your computer.  Please don’t hesitate in contacting Edenside Computers, we will completely remove the Scare-ware and any addition intruders that are causing issues.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scareware