Criminals have launched a large-scale “fake AV” attack online, using massive quantities of e-mail spam. Subject lines in circulation include “You’re invited to view my photos!” and “Your Vistaprint Order Is Confirmed” Fake AV — aka scareware — is a class of malware that displays false alert messages to the victim concerning threats that do not really exist. Fake AV attacks are relatively low-tech, relying more on social engineering — and annoyance — than cutting-edge coding.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/massive-fake-av-attack-launched