McAfee

Cybercriminals claim over a million victims a day with an online scam known as “scareware.” Scareware appears as legitimate looking pop-up alerts that warn users their computer has been infected with one or more viruses, and promps them to install malware cleverly disguised as security software.

This short film features Stevie Wilson, a professional blogger and scareware victim, sharing her scareware story as part of McAfee’s Consumer Threat Alert program, established to provide consumers with warnings on the latest online threats.