Just like the fake scan results ... Your computer should now be free of the Windows Background Protector program. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want ...

Fake virus alerts prey on your fear and urgency—but spotting them doesn’t have to be tricky. Thankfully, some straightforward ...

The "Virus found!" fake scanner is a web browser advertisement that states that viruses are found and that should click Continue to perform a scan of the computer. When you click continue ...

One of the best tools in a hacker's arsenal is the fake virus alert. It pops up on your screen looking totally legitimate (and alarming), so you click on it and fork over your credit card number ...

NEW YORK -- What began as a ninth-grade prank earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal-computer virus. Although during the next 25 years, Skrenta started the ...

On Wednesday, he posted a video titled “CORONA VIRUS PRANK!!” in which one of his buddies pretended to be coughing on the streets of Los Angeles only to be accosted by the YouTuber and others ...

Fake anti-virus (AV) software is a pain in the rear. It’s annoying as all get-out. And it can do a lot of damage to your computer. Just when you think you've figured out that it's fake ...

South Korea was an early hot spot for the virus and had 9,887 confirmed cases as of Wednesday, including 165 deaths. Then, he confessed to the prank less than an hour later. His fans’ support ...