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(en español,
software bandido o también falso antivirus) es un tipo de programa informático malintencionado
cuya principal finalidad es hacer creer que una computadora está infectada por
algún tipo de virus, induciendo a pagar una determinada suma de dinero para
eliminarlo.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_software
The Rogueware threat
consists of any kind of fake software that cybercriminals distribute (e.g. via
social engineering techniques) in order to lure users to their malicious
intentions.
ENISA Threat
Landscape [Deliverable – 2012-09-28]
is a form of Internet fraud
using computer malware (malicious software) that deceives or misleads users
into paying money for fake or simulated removal of malware (so is a form of
ransomware)—or it claims to get rid of malware, but instead introduces malware
to the computer. Rogue security software has become a growing and serious
security threat in desktop computing in recent years (from 2008 on).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_security_software