Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam

What is Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam?

Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam is, as its name clearly suggests, yet another technical support scam that tries to fool you with its fake alerts into believing that your computer is under attack and needs immediate fixing. This fake alert or alerts are displayed by a malicious website that pretends to be a Microsoft error page with fake pop-up alerts, all trying to convince you that you must call the provided technical support toll-free number, or else, your passwords and other sensitive data could be in danger. We have seen lots of similar technical support scams in the past year, including "Windows Defender Prevented An Unrecognized Software fake alert," "Your Computer Has Been Locked To Prevent Damage fake alert," and "Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert." The main goal of these fake alerts is to push you to call the given telephone number. However, instead of a real Microsoft certified technician you will talk to a salesperson who will try to convince you to pay for a fixing service either a one-time offer or an annual subscription, or a piece of security software that may be totally unnecessary or useless. We believe that it is best for you to remove Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam from your computer.

Where does Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam come from?

When it comes to such fake alerts, there are two possible ways to be exposed to them. First, you may click on corrupt third-party advertisements or links while browsing the web and landing on suspicious websites. Such sites usually include online betting, gaming, file sharing, dating, and porn. These pages can host a number of questionable third-party contents, such as banner and pop-up ads, fake buttons, and fake notifications. Once you click on such content, you could either be redirected to a malicious page like "alertwinver.in" in this case, or you may drop a bundle of malware threats onto your machine. By the way, this page may not work anymore as it seems to be down. So if you simply get redirected to this page this way, there is a chance that you can delete Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam by closing the browser window.

Second, your computer could be infected with malware like adware, which can redirect you randomly to this or any other malicious pages to end up with such fake alerts in your browser. It is possible that you infected your system previously with adware programs or browser hijackers and this is how you got redirected to see the fake alerts. In this case, closing the browser will not take you too far. We suggest that you run a reliable malware scanner to be able to identify all possibly related and unrelated threats as well to remove Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam and all other infections.

How does Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam work?

Ending up on this fake alert page may make you believe that you are actually on an official Microsoft warning page. However, there are usually two telltale signs you should always check first to debunk such a scam. First, the URL address could be either something similar to "microsoft.com" or something totally different, as in this case "alertwinver.in" was used until it was shut down. Second, the language used on the page and in the pop-up windows may be broken English or have a lot of spelling mistakes, which usually cannot happen on an official webpage. This fake alert has both of these symptoms and almost screams "I am a scam." Still, it is possible that it can fool inexperienced users.

This fake alert uses two toll-free numbers, "+1-844-786-8921" and "1-800-953-457," which you are supposed to call immediately if you want to save yourself from this alleged porn virus that has seemingly attacked your system. These alerts claim that you system has been infected and your sensitive information could be stolen by cyber criminals, including your social media account information as well as credit card data. These claims may sound frightening to inexperienced users who would most likely even believe that these are official Microsoft warnings. However, you should know that these are all fake alerts to persuade you to call the provided numbers and buy a possibly useless fixing program or service. We suggest that you remove Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam right away.

How can I delete Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam?

Unfortunately, our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com cannot confirm which particular adware or browser hijacker can be responsible for this fake alert. Nevertheless, we advise you to reset your main browsers to get rid of all possible browser-related threats. Please follow our guide below if you are not familiar with the necessary steps. You can also check your list of installed programs in Control Panel and uninstall any suspicious programs you may find there. It may be best for you to start employing a reliable malware removal application (e.g., SpyHunter) to automatically erase all present and future threats on your computer.

Remove Porn Virus Detected Microsoft Support Scam from Windows

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and select Internet Options.
2. Click on the Advanced tab.
3. Press Reset.
4. Tick the Delete personal settings box.
5. Click Reset and click Close.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and select Settings.
2. Scroll down and click Advanced.
3. Scroll down and click Reset.
4. In the pop-up, press Reset.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H and go to Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click Refresh Firefox.
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