Spyware horror is the marketing message released by PCLive.com for this year's Halloween and it consists in a video called "Fatal Error" which shows the catastrophic adventure of an evil home user computer which picks up viruses, keyloggers, spyware, pop-ups and other malware from Internet.
No, it’s not an episode of the Twilight Zone, or even the coming attractions for a new movie based on a Stephen King novel. Instead, it’s the latest video clip making the online rounds from PCLive.com, the site that provides instant online support and security products, including the world’s only free Internet security suite, for individuals and small businesses that want to protect their PCs against Internet threats while optimizing their performance.
Just as the company did with its first highly successful video, where a man goes crazy in a café, PCLive.com uses popular culture and humor to drive home a very serious point: the Internet is a dark and scary place fraught with danger. Especially if you try to go it alone.
Entitled Fatal Error, it all starts innocently enough. The family begins using the computer and all is well. Before long, though, pop-up windows turn their son into a zombie, the mouse cord gets wrapped around the mom’s neck, and the printer starts spitting out a one-word message to the dad. Tension continues to build until the computer is taking over their lives, leaving them cowering in fear, until…
Well, you’ll have to watch the video to see the spine-tingling conclusion. The trailer can be viewed on YouTube (keywords: PCLive, horror, trailer, Halloween, computer) and similar online video sites, or by going to www.pclive.com/fightback/vide2.htm . But beware – you may never go near your PC alone again.
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