Which of the following is an accurate definition of scareware?
A) It is a kind of anti-spam process which relies on human desire to use malware.
B) It is a kind of social engineering used to scare users with malicious software.
C) It is type of software that prevents users from downloading malware by displaying warnings.
D) It is a software which provides a shield against spam and mirrors it back into the network.

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Scareware is a type of social engineering that uses various techniques to trick and scare users into downloading and installing malicious software. This software often poses as fake antivirus or system optimization programs and promises to remove non-existent threats or improve computer performance, but instead infects the system with actual malware.

Which of the Following Is an Accurate Definition of Scareware