Category Archives: Fake Warnings
'System Warning Alert' Pop-Ups
'System Warning Alert' Pop-Ups are fake warnings delivered using the form of a pop-up, a smaller window that shows up on top of something else. In this case, the pop-ups show up on top of a malicious scam website. Perhaps it is professionalizing.space, but an entirely different website could be set up to represent the same pop-ups as well. It should not be hard to close the pop-up and the webpage showing it, but the message represented via it can be very intimidating and cause you to pause for a moment. This moment could be enough for schemers to trick you. ...
Tidenous.com
If you have been randomly routed to Tidenous.com, you should immediately exit the webpage and perhaps even close the browser. Why were you redirected to this website? Was it because you clicked a strange pop-up or advertisement that warned you about junk files on your Windows operating system? Random pop-ups and ads you see online cannot know what kinds of junk files exist on your computer, and so that should automatically make you weary. Perhaps you were redirected to the website via a different website? ...
Centerplaceofupgrade.pro
If you ended up on Centerplaceofupgrade.pro, you should know that the many notifications you could be seeing might all be fake. They might ask to update or install various legitimate tools or adware applications. Therefore, we recommend being cautious if you notice such alerts. Our specialists say that they might appear on all types of browsers and might make such applications activate the full-screen mode. If you want to learn how to exit the full-screen mode and get rid of Centerplaceofupgrade.pro, you should follow the steps located below. As for learning more about these fake alerts as well as how to recognize such content, and keep away from it, we recommend reading our full report. ...
'Jeanson J. Ancheta' Email Scam
Have you received a blackmail email from Jeanson James Ancheta? If so, we recommend reading our full article so you would not fall victim to the so-called 'Jeanson J. Ancheta' Email Scam. Hackers responsible for these messages came up with them for money extortion. Reports say that victims are asked for a sum between 600 and 800 US dollars. In exchange, scammers claim they will delete “dirty videos” that they were able to record by activating a user’s front camera. This is not a first sextortion scam that we have researched this year, and same as with others, it looks like hackers have no videos or other proof of user watching adult web pages even if they claim otherwise. ...
'The system is badly damaged, virus found (4)!' Pop-Ups
'The system is badly damaged, virus found (4)!' Pop-Ups are fake system messages that may claim there are viruses on your system. Such messages should appear on websites that might look similar to Microsoft’s web page. As a consequence, inexperienced users might fall for the scam and download the suggested security tool. Needless to say, we recommend against it because it is likely that the downloaded tool could be potentially dangerous. In the rest of this article, we explain why 'The system is badly damaged, virus found (4)!' Pop-Ups are fake and what to do to keep away from such content. ...
Your Mac Is Infected With 3 Viruses
Sometimes fake alerts can cause more chaos than actual malware infections. Your Mac Is Infected With 3 Viruses is a fake alert that will try to convince innocent users their devices have been severely infected, and now they have to take action. Of course, the fake alert is fake, and there is nothing real about it. So, there is no need to trust it or do what it says. You can remove Your Mac Is Infected With 3 Viruses from your device, but you should also see to it that you do not encounter similar intruders again. ...
"Microsoft detected an unsolveable Therat" Locker
"Microsoft detected an unsolveable Therat" Locker is a fake alert that is there to scare users into thinking that there is something utterly wrong with their operating system. However, seeing how these crooks cannot even spell properly, the only thing that is wrong here is the fake alert. Luckily, it is easy to remove "Microsoft detected an unsolveable Therat" Locker from the target system. You just need to delete the file that launched the screen locker. It is also not complicated to close the application, so please do not panic and simply follow the instructions below to terminate the intruder. ...
System Firewall Has Blocked Some Features Pop-up
If you are seeing alerts saying “Suspicious Activity” has been detected and that you need to call for Technical support with the following number: +1 855 966 0966, you probably encountered System Firewall Has Blocked Some Features Pop-up. It is a fake alert that tries to trick users into contacting scammers while thinking they are certified technicians. If the user is convinced, the cybercriminals behind this threat may try to persuade him to give hackers access to his computer, buy expensive tools he does not need, and so on. If you want to learn more about the fake notification or find out where such threats come from, we invite you to read the rest of this article. ...
Windows Warning Alert +1-855-595-7999
Sometimes dangerous threats do not look like threats at all, and sometimes random notifications might look like it’s the end of the world. Windows Warning Alert +1-855-595-7999 is a fake alert that falls into the latter category. Seeing this message on your screen doesn’t mean that you are infected, but it looks like it is there to tell you about your worst nightmare. Although there’s no way to remove Windows Warning Alert +1-855-595-7999 from your computer (because it’s just not there), you can simply close this message by following the guidelines below this description. ...
Critical Warning 888-412-7389
Have you ever experienced the Blue Screen of Death? It’s when your computer’s screen turns blue and the message on it informs you about the ultimate system failure. It is clearly daunting to encounter such a notification on your screen, but if you happen to see Critical Warning 888-412-7389, please be aware of the fact that this message is fake. It is a fake alert that has been designed to trick unsuspecting users into contacting cybercriminals and then spending their money on products that cannot deliver. Thus, you need to focus on removing Critical Warning 888-412-7389 from your system, and you can do it by following the removal instructions below. ...
