+1-800-236-1513

Posted by Max Lehmann on February 13, 2017

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If you are seeing a pop-up claiming the computer was blocked due to a security breach and urging you to contact Microsoft Certified Technicians through this specific telephone number +1-800-236-1513, you most likely encountered a fake system alert. This threat may not do any damage to the computer, but it might disturb your browsing. On the other hand, the false warning can cause a lot of trouble if the user does not realize it is a scam. However, we will talk more about the possible outcomes later in the article. As for now, we want to emphasize how it is important to erase the threat that shows this fake alert. If you leave it unattended, the message might continue to appear, not to mention it could be potentially dangerous. To help users with the deletion part, we are placing instructions explaining how to close the +1-800-236-1513 pop-up, restore the affected browser, and remove suspicious add-ons from it. test

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+1-800-236-1513 fake alert might be a result of a recently downloaded unreliable application or malicious program. Therefore, if you encounter the threat, it might be wise to check all new programs that you added before the message began to appear, for example, doubtful extensions, toolbars, etc. In the future, we would advise you to be more cautious while installing freeware. It would be a smart idea to acquire a legitimate antimalware tool too. It could make it much easier for you to protect the computer against threats as you could do regular system check-ups, scan suspicious data downloaded from the Internet, and so on.

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The message tries to convince the user that his computer has been hacked and there is a risk the cyber criminals could steal social media passwords, private photographs, credit card or banking information, etc. To protect this data, the fake alert asks to “IMMEDIATELY CALL WINDOWS SUPPORT AT +1-800-236-1513.” By doing so, the user could reveal his sensitive information or allow the hackers behind this scam to freely access the computer. Thus, it is most advisable to ignore all the warnings, close the alert, and get rid of the threat showing this annoying pop-up as fast as you can.

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When the fake alert is closed, you can either restore the browser and try to remove the threat related to it manually or use a reliable antimalware tool. Needless to say that the manual option is more complicated since it is impossible to say which of the installed applications on the computer could be related to +1-800-236-1513 pop-up. Meaning, you would have to identify and erase it on your own, while the antimalware software could help you do these tasks automatically. No matter what way you choose, if you need any help, keep it in mind, you can contact us via social media or write a message below in the comments section.

Exit +1-800-236-1513 pop-up

If you need to exit the full-screen mode press F11.
Close the browser by clicking the X button.
If it does not work press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and open the Task Manager.
Select the Processes tab and locate the browser.
Click it and press End Task.
Exit the Task Manager.