Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert

Posted by Max Lehmann on November 6, 2017

What is Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert?

If your web surfing is disrupted by a warning pop-up called Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert, there is a good chance that your computer has been infected with malware recently or you just clicked on the wrong third-party content on a questionable website. As its name suggests, this is indeed a fake alert or also known as a technical support scam. This pop-up claims that your computer has been infected and you need to call the provided telephone number "immediately" to guide you to safeguard your system. We would like you to know that this is all made up and you should not take it seriously at all. What you should actually take seriously is the possibility that your system has indeed been infiltrated by malicious programs that may be responsible for redirecting you to such a phishing site. If you want to protect your PC, you need to remove Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert first and then, take care of every single threat that may be hiding on your system.

Where does Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert come from?

There are basically two scenarios in this case. First, your computer could be infected with malware that is capable of redirecting you to such phishing sites that can display fake alerts like this. These infections usually include adware programs, browser hijackers, and potentially unwanted applications as well. The most likely way for you to have any of all of these on your system is to infect your computer with a freeware bundle. Such packages are generally promoted by shady P2P websites like torrent and freeware sites.

You may have noticed, if you have ever used such pages to download free software, that instead of one targeted program, you actually install a bunch of applications. Well, this is how browser hijackers and adware programs among other malicious threats can end up on your PC. But you may also drop such a bundle after clicking on corrupt third-party advertisements on suspicious websites or when displayed by malware like adware hiding on your computer. All in all, you need to be very careful what sites you land on and where you click because you can easily end up with a bunch of threats anytime. Therefore, we suggest that after you delete Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert, you also run a malware scanner that you can trust and find reputable to detect all possible threats on your system.

Another possibility for you to be exposed to this fake alert is to simply click on the wrong content while browsing the web. For instance, you may use the wrong search engine, which may present to you manipulated search results to promote affiliates. One click on a compromised link or ad on such a search results page and you could easily get redirected to such a fake alert page the next second. But the same can also happen when you are viewing a shady website and click on an unsafe ad there. In this case it is possible, although not likely, that your PC is actually not infected, so it could be enough for you to close your browser window to remove Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert.

How does Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert work?

When you get redirected to this phishing site, it appears to be a Microsoft support page with a phone number. The fake alert pops up over this page and tells you that "a very critical infection" has occurred that you must immediately handle by calling a phone number, which can be "1-844-784-4666," "1-800-490-5352," or "1-800-497-5972," and a "Microsoft Super Technician" will receive your call to help you safeguard your system. Well, this may sound scary and, at the same time, the only solution you may see since even your browser may appear to be blocked. This fake alert also warns you not to press any buttons now because allegedly this would just make your situation even worse. So an unsuspecting user would probably reach for the phone and dial hastily. But, fortunately, we are here to tell you not to do that because you would simply be offered to pay for a service or some error fixing software, which would be a waste of your hard-earned money. It is also possible that you would be asked to share sensitive information or to grant remote access to your computer. All these can lead to further frauds, which you should avoid at all costs. This is why we recommend that you remove Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert as soon as possible.

How do I delete Your Computer Is In Blocked State fake alert?

First of all, you should end the browser process that may be blocked. You can do this by launching your Task Manager. Once done with that, you can reset your browsers and uninstall any suspicious applications you may find via Control Panel. Please use our guide below if you want to do all this yourself. These steps may rid your system of the related threats but what about other threats that may be lurking on your system? We advise you to install a professional anti-malware program, such as SpyHunter, to tackle all system security-related issues automatically.