scareware
Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false…Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of virus infection.
» BitTorrent has been hit by scareware.
Meaning
1 senses(informal, uncountable)Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of virus infection.
Examples
1 sentencesBitTorrent has been hit by scareware.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable