What Is Scareware? How to identify and stay safe from it?

 


These days our dependence on the internet has rapidly increased. Today for our everyday work we look forward to the internet.

There are many malfunctions that happen on the internet so to secure yourself from such activities you need to have cyber education.

Cyber education helps you to protect yourself in the digital world.

What is Scareware?

As the name suggests it is a virus that scares the user through some fake popup messages that warn you to buy or download the software immediately as some lethal virus has attacked it.

Scareware is a scam. If you download the software then there would be a threat to your personal data. They can steal your credit card information, might trick you to take out your money, or even they can steal your user identity on the internet.

Their strategy is to create panic and increase the anxiety of the user. In this way, they create pressure to take immediate action.

Now be aware and keep these points in your mind to avoid such malware by identifying them :-

1)    The pop-up is terrible

If you see a terrible popup suddenly on your screen then instead of getting panic, try to figure out the possibility of it being scareware.

2)    Immediate call to action

If the pop-up force you to take an immediate call to action and tries to create a panic situation then you need to think. Most of the time, these hackers want you to download the malware immediately. They don’t want you to think about it.

3)    Hard to close

If you see a sudden undesired pop-up on your screen and even after closing that popup you could see some more additional pops up on your screen, then you need to be alert.

4)    Unidentified name of the software company

They try to manipulate through some unidentified name.

5)    Scans your screen immediately

As soon as you see the popup, it starts filtering your system and tries to show tons and tons of fake viruses on your system. By showing these many viruses they try to make the user panic.

 

Tips to be safe from such malfunction:-

1)    Avoid clicking on any random malware notifications:-

It’s wise to avoid clicking on any random popup notification. Instead, it’s always advisable to close the pop-up notification immediately. If you find it difficult to close the pop-up then shut down your system instead.

2)    Install some genuine antivirus

 You can secure your system through some genuine antivirus. Install K7 antivirus to avoid such malware.

3)    Activate the pop-up blocker

Try to enable the popup blocker. This will prevent your system from fake advertisements and pop-ups.

4)    Harness cybersecurity tools

In this way, you can have a random check on your system security.

5)    Keep the browser updated

By simply keeping your browser updated you avoid such malfunctions.

 

Conclusion

It’s always wise to secure your system through the best antivirus software. K7 antivirus will protect your identity and secure all your essential data from exposure to these cybercrimes. Be wise and alert.

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