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What's up with Scareware?: So you're browsing the Internet, minding your own business, when all of a sudden there's a popup prompting you to "scan now" for security threats. You do so immediately because you're a conscientious library user. And in any case, who doesn't want to run a random scan once or twice a week? You expect to find no problems, but to your horror, your trusty antivirus app starts reporting several viruses and security threats. Even worse, the app declares that you have to purchase an upgrade in order to remove the viruses from the computer. This scenario represents a sure case of Internet fraud known to IT departments by the ... [more]