scareware

Scareware: Using popular and mis-spelled search terms, the criminals divert people to sites that are seeded with fake warnings about virus infections. The pop-up warnings claim that a visitor's PC is riddled with malicious programs, virusses and spyware. In turn visitors are duped into buying fake removal software.

Scareware peddlers are misleading people with false evidence that their machine is infected with viruses and are encouraging them to download and buy software that basically does nothing.

by kgrr March 24, 2009

scareware

software that scares people into installing and buying more software that makes their system more fucked up than it really is.

Criminals are using scareware to try and infiltrate the victims computers now that they have security software installed

by grizmeister April 21, 2010

Scareware

Formly known as Jayden aruging with ddos kids on xbox and defines tcp handshakes with hot dogs

Pretty cool guy

paste everything, only focus on protection, remember you cant prove its pasted unless you crack it" -scareware

"You heard of that guy scareware who defines tcp handshakes as hotdogs
Yea pretty good example"

by Scareware October 2, 2021

Shareware

Software downloaded from the internet, or transfered via CD/Floppy disk, that is one or more of the following.

a.) Works for a limited time, then requires payment
b.) Works for a limited time, then becomes Nagware
c.) Works forever, but has limited features from the full-blown version
d.) Works forever, but requests nicely that if you really do like it, it would be Politically Correct for you to purchase it

I downloaded this Shareware App off the 'Net, you can't export to format XYZ, but otherwise it is great.

by Steve January 5, 2004

Slaveware

Malware that mines for cryptocurrency on a victim's computer.

Dude, my computer is so slow, I think there's some slaveware using my CPU.

by JimBobGeoffrey January 28, 2018

Scare-ware

It's for all those dumb hoaxes that get passed around with the malicious intention of getting you to buy some useless program to get rid of a "virus" & when you click on the host link....that's the virus!

Or, the thousands of programs sent to new computer users that don't realize that their security & firewall already provide enough protection from programs these dopes want you to buy.

I had a page come up that looked just like a " Microsoft Windows Vista OS" and almost fell hook,line & sinker for this "Scare-Ware" until I noticed in the lower left hand corner that the "address" of the computer security system was no where near the same as mine. These programs also confuse us further by giving us double negative choices such as:

"If you want to cancel this application, click No" & if you want to "Save to File on your computer,click Cancel" which is thoroughly confusing.

by BigGnuSwede May 31, 2009

SARWARED

To Reach A Level Of Of Disorientation That Is Beyond Sanity Itself, Therefore Leaving You Unable To Perform Normal Tasks. Completely Disabling You From Making Rational Decisions, This State Of Mental Crisis Is Usually Caused By Drugs, Confusion,Frustration, And Stress. People Who Are Sarwared Easily Appear Lost In Situtions, Forgetful, Confused, And May Be Hysterically Laughing At Everything. Unaware Of Nature Surroundings And Oblivious To Reality.

High CrazySarwared

by ANDYJR June 14, 2014