What is AppleCare And Warranty Scam?
Apple computer users should watch out for a new fake alert known as AppleCare And Warranty Scam. It warns the user there is a vicious threat on the device that could compromise the computer’s security and lead to the hard drive crash, etc. However, you should know this warning does not come from your Apple device as it was most likely designed by hackers to trick inexperienced users. Consequently, we strongly advise against calling the provided telephone number. Instead of talking to actual technicians from customer support center you may hear instructions from cyber criminals who probably would try to convince you to pay for fake services or products you do not need. A smarter choice would be to find what causes AppleCare And Warranty Scam to show up and get rid of it. To help you with the task we prepared this report and deletion instructions located at the end of the text.
Where does AppleCare And Warranty Scam come from?
It was reported that the threat might show up with the help of adware or other unreliable programs installed on the computer. Apparently, the mentioned software should redirect the computer’s user to a suspicious website displaying AppleCare And Warranty Scam. Therefore, if you noticed this fake alert on your browser, it might be a good idea to check the system and see if there are any potential threats. In order not to place unreliable applications on the system again we would recommend not only picking legitimate web pages to download programs, but also paying more attention to the terms and conditions given on the configuration wizard. Since often users overlook adware, potentially unwanted programs, or other similar threats when they could deselect them just because they do not pick custom installation settings and review all available information carefully.
How does AppleCare And Warranty Scam work?
Once the user is redirected to a site showing AppleCare And Warranty Scam, he should see a few warnings saying he must “Call Help Desk at 1-888-621-0834,” “Contact Our Certified MAC Technicians For Immediate Assistance,” “Call immediately on the number provided, to rectify the issue,” and so on. To make the situation look rather scary, the threat might say there is a harmful virus on the computer, although it does not mention its name. Additionally, the fake alert could tell your computer’s security might be breached and as a result, you may experience data loss, or the device could crash.
Furthermore, since AppleCare And Warranty Scam would disappear if the user would turn the computer or his browser off, the fake warning claims it might be dangerous to restart the system because it could lead to data loss as well. In fact, it might even claim the computer was disabled to “stop further damages to your computer.” Nevertheless, the user should still be able to use the computer normally, although he may have to force his browser close. In the future, keep it in mind legitimate system alerts should not advise calling any number. Instead, it could suggest what to do or where to get more information about the issue, but you should not be asked to contact any technicians over the phone. Sadly, those who call the given telephone number might be tricked into purchasing unnecessary tools or spending money on remote services they do not need.
How to eliminate AppleCare And Warranty Scam?
As we mentioned earlier, the fake alert should be displayed by some unreliable tool located on the system. Thus, not to see it ever again you should firstly remove the possible threats. Plus, we would recommend resetting the browser because AppleCare And Warranty Scam could have affected it as well. No need to worry if you have no idea how to complete any of these tasks as we will explain these processes step by step in the instructions located at the end of this text.
Remove threats possibly related to AppleCare And Warranty Scam
- Open the Finder application.
- Select Applications.
- Look for potential threats.
- Select the suspected program’s icon by clicking it once.
- Open the File menu (top-left corner of the screen).
- Choose Move To Trash.
- Press and hold the Trash icon till a pop-up menu opens up.
- Select Empty Trash.
Reset the affected browser
Safari
- Open the browser.
- Go to the Safari menu via the toolbar located on top of the screen.
- Press Clear History.
- Choose the period and choose Clear History again.
- Come back to the Safari menu and pick Preferences.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- Choose Show Develop menu in menu bar.
- Navigate to Develop menu and click Empty Caches.
- Delete unreliable extensions by opening Preferences and selecting Extensions.
- Review all add-ons, choose the suspicious ones and erase or disable them.
- Navigate to Security and uncheck an option called Allow Plug-ins.
- Reset the browser.
Mozilla Firefox
- Open Mozilla Firefox.
- Press the Help icon.
- Go to Troubleshooting information.
- Select Refresh Firefox.
- Press Refresh Firefox again.
- Click Finish.
- Reboot the browser.
Google Chrome
- Launch Google Chrome.
- Tap Alt+F.
- Go to Settings.
- Slide below and click on Advanced.
- Scroll below once more to select Reset.
- Click the Reset button.
- Restart the browser.
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