Social Engineering AVG detects this somewhat active Webthreat and its 2 known variants.

The most popular variants of Social Engineering are Social Engineering (type 1710), Social engineering

Statistics summary

Social Engineering is a Webthreat that is spreading. It is currently ranked 82 in the world for online threats. Social Engineering has been detected by AVG on victims' machines in 88 countries during the last month. There are currently 103 websites in 17 countries that host Social Engineering.

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THREAT DETECTIONS INDEX

Websites affected: 103
Host countries: 17
Victim countries: 88
Affected Operating Systems: All Windows OS

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