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  2. Scareware - Wikipedia

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    Winwebsec is the term usually used to address the malware that attacks the users of Windows operating system and produces fake claims similar to that of genuine anti-malware software. [ 15 ] SpySheriff exemplifies spyware and scareware: it purports to remove spyware, but is actually a piece of spyware itself, often accompanying SmitFraud ...

  3. Software bug - Wikipedia

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    A software bug is a design defect in computer software. A computer program with many or serious bugs may be described as buggy . The effects of a software bug range from minor (such as a misspelled word in the user interface ) to severe (such as frequent crashing ).

  4. Technical support scam - Wikipedia

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    On Windows 10 and 11, since Microsoft removed the syskey utility, scammers will change the user’s account password. The scammer will open the Control Panel, go into user settings and click on change password, and the scammer will ask the user to type in his password in the old password field.

  5. Program temporary fix - Wikipedia

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    At times [10] IBM software has a bug. Once IBM has ascertained that the cause is not one of third-party hardware; non-IBM software -or-user-specified configuration errors, IBM support staff, if they suspect that a defect in a current release of an IBM program is the cause, will file a formal report confirming the existence of an issue.

  6. Blue screen of death - Wikipedia

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    systemd, a software suite providing system components for Linux operating systems, implements a blue screen of death similar to that of Microsoft Windows using a systemd unit called systemd-bsod since August 2023, which was fully added on December 6, 2023 starting with version 255 of systemd. [38]

  7. Zip bomb - Wikipedia

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    It is often employed to disable antivirus software, in order to create an opening for more traditional malware. [ 1 ] A zip bomb allows a program to function normally, but, instead of hijacking the program's operation, creates an archive that requires an excessive amount of time, disk space, or memory to unpack.

  8. Brick (electronics) - Wikipedia

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    Examples include the Wiibrew program BootMii used to fix semi-bricked Wiis, the Odin program used to flash firmware on Samsung Android devices, [7] or the fastboot Android protocol which is capable of re-flashing a device with no software installed. [7] A soft-bricked rooted Kindle Fire can be un-bricked by using unrooting tools.

  9. Windows Error Reporting - Wikipedia

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    The Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel applet was replaced by the Maintenance section of the Action Center on Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.. A new app, Problem Steps Recorder (PSR.exe), is available on all builds of Windows 7 and enables the collection of the actions performed by a user while encountering a crash so that testers and developers can reproduce the situation for analysis ...