Showing posts with label scareware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scareware. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

No wonder it gets noisy

from here and here

It freaks my mother out whenever this happens to her. She can't keep all the pop-ups on her system straight so she doesn't know which ones not to click on. It's a real problem for older people, but also modern systems increasingly use the nag feature to convince you to do what the designers think you should do, and the more things there are nagging you, the harder it is for anyone to keep them all straight.

Monday, September 19, 2022

Fixes ain't for nothing but the scares are free

from here and here

Getting hit by scareware in the middle of a pandemic when family tech support isn't available is particularly troublesome. Ask me how I know.

Friday, October 30, 2020

Or turn your computer into a zombie

from here

It's the spookiest time of the year, at least in the offline world. Online there are scary threats looking to crawl into your system every day of the week. Don't let them get you.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Click Here to Fix Now

from here

At least, there are no treats for you. The crooks behind scareware, on the other hand, get plenty of goodies from the people they trick.

Friday, May 31, 2019

Every cloud has a silver lining

from here

That was a real scam but I have to wonder if maybe some people got it on purpose.