According to security vendor LayerX, the "scareware ... computer has been locked up. Your IP address was used without your knowledge or consent to visit websites that contain an identity theft virus.

A common approach by Rogue programs is to display either fake results or exaggerated results when the program scans your computer. When the scan is finished you will be shown a list of legitimate ...

The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have cracked down on two international scareware rings based ... ups that purported to offer a free computer virus scan. The bogus scan would then ...