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Etymology
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From
scare
+
-ware
.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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scareware
(
uncountable
)
(
computing
,
informal
)
Software
that attempts to
scare
the
user
into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of
virus
infection.
Hypernym:
malware
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