0800-014-8604 Pop-Up

Posted by Lisa Blanc on February 17, 2017

What is 0800-014-8604 Pop-Up?

0800-014-8604 Pop-Up is an annoying malware infection that has been categorized as a fake alert by our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com. It seems that the related malicious webpage has been shut down temporarily; it is not available right now. Still, you may have been infected with malware that redirects you to this page. We have seen several very similar infections in the past year, including “Fake Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support,” “Fake Windows Defender Prevented Malicious Software Tech Support,” and “License has Expired +1-888-303-5121.” Our experts say that all these fake alerts are indeed technical support scams that try to corner inexperienced computer users and make them call a provided phone number as a seemingly last resort. However, you will definitely not talk to Microsoft certified technicians eagerly helping you to give you support. Unfortunately, these schemers only want your money and possibly your personally identifiable information that could be sold, for example, to criminals on the dark web. We recommend that you remove 0800-014-8604 Pop-Up as soon as possible.

Where does 0800-014-8604 Pop-Up come from?

When you see this fake alert, i.e., you land on this malicious page at continuescanx.xyz, it either means that your system has been infiltrated by adware programs or you clicked on questionable content on a shady website. If you have noticed an increased number of third-party ads while online, it is quite possible that you will find adware programs hiding on your system. This is quite unfortunate as such a malware infection can cause a number of problems for you. For example, you can never click on any third-party content without the risk of ending up on a malicious website or downloading a bundle of infections, but an adware program can also collect information about you and surprise you with seemingly relevant advertisements that can serve as a trap. No wonder why we keep saying that you need to make sure that there is no infection left on your computer. You can take care of this, for instance, by using a free online malware scanner after you delete 0800-014-8604 Pop-Up.

You may think to yourself that you would never visit shady file-sharing, online gaming, gambling, let alone porn-related websites knowingly; yet, it is quite possible to end up on one even accidentally. Let us say you want to download a file for free. What would you normally do? Our guess is that you would run a Google web search or any other search engine for that matter. Right? Well, what you may not know is that certain search keywords are targeted by cyber criminals and they cannot wait for their next victims on their specially set up malicious websites that serve as traps. However, when you land on an unfamiliar website, you do not really know where you can and where you cannot click to stay safe. One click on the wrong content and you can easily drop a bundle of malicious software installers or get redirected to this fake alert page. For this reason, it is never enough to remove 0800-014-8604 Pop-Up and the related adware infection from your computer because chances are your system gives home to several other threats as well.

How does 0800-014-8604 Pop-Up work?

You will definitely notice when this malware infection is activated and you get redirected to this malicious page with the fake alert. Although this page appears to be down for the moment, you should know that seeing this or any similar warnings of alleged Windows System errors and "suspicious activities" are all fake and made-up to scare you to the point of wanting to call the provided telephone number, "0800-014-8604." All of these technical support scams operate very similarly in fact. Our malware specialists say that experience shows that it is never safe to call such a number because you will not be connected to Microsoft certified technicians as claimed by most fake alerts. Instead, you could be asked to share some personal information or access to your computer, both of which may hold unfortunate surprises for you in the future, let alone the fact that you could be sold a totally worthless system fixing application or service. If you do not want to become the next victim of an online scam, you should not hesitate with the verdict; we recommend that you remove 0800-014-8604 Pop-Up right away.

How can I delete 0800-014-8604 Pop-Up?

Since it is hard to tell which malware program is actually responsible for the redirection to this fake alert, we suggest that you eliminate all possible threat sources. This can be done manually, if you look through the installed programs list via Control Panel and the extensions list in your browsers. We have included possible ways for you to remove suspicious programs and extensions. You can use our guide below even if you would not consider yourself an advanced user. Nevertheless, it may be time for you to think about proper protection for your virtual world in the form of a security tool, such as SpyHunter. Otherwise, you need to be very careful with what kind of websites you visit and where you click if you want to keep your system relatively safe from malware infections.