Scareware
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Scareware
Short Description: Software that intentionally presents false claims of a computer virus infection (similar to virus hoax).
CAT ID: CAT-2022-020
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: Observed in the Wild
Category: TTP
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Detailed Description: Software that intentional presents false claims of a computer virus infection (similar to virus hoax)
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