What is 1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up?
1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up is a fake computer security error that is generated either by a malicious application on your PC or a website that you happen to visit. Its objective is to convince you that your PC was infected with malware, but not 1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up. It wants you to believe that malware is stealing your personal information and you offer you to call 1-844-275-0979 within 5 minutes of the infection because if you fail to meet the deadline, then your computer will be disabled. Needless to say, you have to remove this malware as soon as possible. However, if you want to learn more about it, we invite you to read this whole article.
What does 1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up do?
1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up was designed to do one thing, and that is to show you a fake security alert and give you the impression that your computer was infected with malware. If your PC got infected with actual malware that shows 1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up or if you visited a website that renders it at random, then you will see a browser-based window with the headline ** YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED **. The message claims that your PC was infected with malicious software and is stealing your personal information such as logins, passwords, and banking credentials. It warns you that if you do not dial 1-844-275-0979 within 5 minutes to get “qualified” help, then your PC will become disabled and you will not be able to use it.
However, the truth is that nothing will disable your PC. 1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up employs scare tactics to convince you to call the phone number. Our malware researchers are certain that the tech support phone number is fake. We have received information that the fake tech support staff will try to sell you services and software that do not work well or at all. In other words, the people on the other end of the line want to extort money from you because 1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up is nothing more but a scam. Note that if you press OK, X or Close, then the fake alert will enter into full screen. Your need to press F11 to exit it. now let us move on to the origins of this infection.
Where does 1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up come from?
As you might have expected, 1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up comes from an unknown source. It has not been digitally signed by its developer and with good reason because the developers would get into deep trouble if they did include the name of the company. Therefore, there is not much to tell about the company or person that created it. Nevertheless, we can discuss its distribution. Our malware analysts have concluded that this pop-up can come with malicious software that can be distributed via malicious software bundles that install it onto your PC without your knowledge or permission. Interestingly, it might also be shown by certain malicious websites that were probably paid to feature a link to this error or have it load at random while you are on the site.
How do I remove 1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up?
So there you have it, this is all of the information we currently have on this malware. It is not particularly malicious because all it does is it intrusively promotes a certain phone number, so if you do not dial it, then you will be fine. Still, you should remove this software, so you do not have to endure it loading the fake alert each time you launch your browser. We recommend that you use SpyHunter to detect the software that loads this pop-up and delete it manually. Please refer to the guide for more information.
How to delete the malware
- Launch your web browser.
- Go to http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/download-sph
- Download SpyHunter-Installer.exe and run it.
- Launch the program when it is installed and click Scan Computer Now!
- Copy the file path of the malware from the scan results.
- Hold down Windows+E keys.
- Enter the file path of the malware in File Explorer’s address box.
- Press Enter.
- Find and right-click the malicious file and then click Delete.
- Empty the Recycle Bin.
tested removal of 1-844-275-0979 Pop-Up*
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