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Ironically, some attackers don’t even bother to actually hack computers. Instead, they just send messages to would-be victims that the would-be victims’ computers are infected and that to re-secure the device the intended victims must pay some fee or purchase some security software. Sometimes criminals are able to display messages to such an effect in a pop-up window, and sometimes they keep things simple, and just send the messages via email.