Online security scanners - ScareWare

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Bogus scanners are all over the internet and now one may finally get in trouble. They always present the same "errors" to people. Don't fall for it.

Lawsuit Claims Symantec "Scareware" Warns Of Fake Threats To Sell Upgrades - Forbes

Security firms often warn users about “scareware”: malicious software that performs fake antivirus scans and then demands the user pay for a cleanup. Now a lawsuit claims that the world’s top antivirus firm, Symantec, is itself a scareware scammer.