Category Archives: Fake Warnings
Pegasus Spyware Activated Fake Alert
If you are introduced to the Pegasus Spyware Activated Fake Alert, you must close it immediately. You certainly should not pay attention to the information that is represented via this bogus notification that virtual schemers have set up to trick you into doing something risky. Most likely, you were rerouted to the page representing the scam, but there are several scenarios how this could have happened. You could have clicked a malicious link hidden behind a misleading pop-up notification or shown via an unreliable website. In a different scenario, the redirecting is controlled by malware that has slithered into your operating system at an unknown time. ...
+1-833-889-1888 BSOD Fake Message
Fake alerts are extremely annoying and could prove to be quite dangerous as well. Our research team has discovered a new one, which goes by the name of +1-833-889-1888 BSOD Fake Message. If you ever find this intrusive application up and running on your operating system, make sure to execute its complete removal without any hesitation. This hoax warning message is primarily used by malware developers to scam users into thinking that there is a problem with their computer. Also, you should know that is application limits your ability to use your PC. ...
You Have Won Microsoft Gift Today fake alert
Fake alerts are quite popular nowadays since they allow malware developers to make illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users. One such hoax message is known as You Have Won Microsoft Gift Today fake alert. It is critical to refrain from this intrusive notification as it exhibits only potentially dangerous and otherwise harmful features. In some cases, users come across this invasive alert due to irresponsible behavior online, which often results in a redirection. It is also important to note that a suspicious third-party application could trigger the appearance of this suspicious message. ...
Mozilla Firefox Critical Error
Mozilla Firefox Critical Error is neither the first nor the last misleading notification to be introduced to Mozilla Firefox users online. Notifications like this one are created by schemers who are using them for all kinds of reasons. Some of them could promote links to unreliable websites and installers. Others – and most scam alerts researched in our internal lab are of this kind – introduce users to fictitious helpline numbers, via which schemers could communicate with unsuspecting users. A few other scams include “The Tungsten Rounded Font Was Not Found” fake alert, “Apple Security Breach” fake alert, and “Your Apple Device Has A Virus” scam. ...
The Tungsten Rounded Font Was Not Found fake alert
The Tungsten Rounded Font Was Not Found fake alert tries to convince users that a font called Tungsten Rounded is missing and they need to install it to be able to view the website they want to open. This alert does look quite convincing, but it is fake, we can assure you, so ignore it completely and make sure you do not click on it. If you have already clicked the Update button on the alert displayed to you, the chances are high that you have installed some kind of malicious application on your computer with a single click. Yes, The Tungsten Rounded Font Was Not Found fake alert is displayed to users seeking to promote malicious software. ...
Apple Security Breach fake alert
Fake alerts are often used by malware developers with a single purpose - to make illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users. Once such warning message is targeted at Mac users and it goes by the name of Apple Security Breach fake alert. Encountering this bogus warning could mean a couple of things. In some instances, you could come across it via a redirection, due to reckless behavior while browsing the web. In other situation, this hoax alert might indicate that a suspicious third-party application is up and fully running on your computer. ...
Your Apple Device Has A Virus
Your Apple Device Has A Virus is yet another scam that is extremely dangerous since encountering it could lead to devastating outcomes. Fake alerts are extremely popular among cyber crooks since they allow them to earn illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users. There are a few ways that you could come across this suspicious alert. One of them is while browsing the web. In these instances, users are redirected to a site that hosts this dubious alert due to reckless behavior online. In other situations, a questionable program could prompt the hoax alert. ...
Apple Support Center - Attention fake alert
Apple Support Center - Attention fake alert is a scam crafted by malware developers, which is targeted at Mac computer users. Its developers use the suspicious hoax alert for a simple reason - to make illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users by scaring them into thinking that their computer is in imminent danger. The fake alert is designed carefully, to resemble an authentic warning message. It is also essential to note seeing this questionable error could indicate that a suspicious third-party application is active on your computer. ...
Microsoft Edge Scam
Because of its low popularity level, there have not been too many infections that target the Microsoft Edge browser, but we have Microsoft Edge Scam now that may be able scare you and trick you into calling a given phone number. Let us tell you right now that this is just another fake alert that uses scare tactics to push you into the corner so that you would see no other choice but call the toll-free number provided. This fake alert, like many other, claims that your computer has been infected with a virus that may steal sensitive information from you unless you call this number immediately for technical support. ...
Your Mac Is Heavily Damaged Alerts
Your Mac Is Heavily Damaged Alerts are in fact fake alerts that may not only appear on Mac computers but on your Windows based PC as well. These fake alerts can be very annoying; however, if you keep seeing them while browsing the web, chances are your computer has been infected with malware that keeps redirecting you to a scam page. These fake alerts try to make you believe that your computer is heavily damaged by being infected with viruses and you need to download an application right away to fix these serious issues. Of course, this is just an aggressive way to promote low-quality and useless PC optimizer or security software. ...
