'855-341-4034' Pop-Ups

Seeing the '855-341-4034' pop-ups might be a rather scary experience since they state that a critical system error has been detected and your hard drive might fail in a matter of minutes. The warning continues by saying that in case of hard disk failure, you might lose unsaved work, as well as all files that are stored on the hard drive currently. In addition to these messages, the pop-ups also warn the victims that their credit card details and online banking login credentials might be exposed to cybercriminals and the only way to prevent this is to seek the assistance of certified computer technicians immediately.

As you might have already guessed by the name of this post, the pop-ups also propose a particular technical support team, which can be contacted by calling '855-341-4034.' However, security researchers report that this phone number is not linked to a credible company or individual and, instead, it appears to be mentioned on message boards that are used to report hoaxes frequently. There is no doubt that the '855-341-4034' pop-ups are also part of a tactic, and you can rest assured that the worrisome messages displayed in these pop-ups are not true at all.

One of the best ways to stay away from technical support tactics is to remember that it is impossible for a website to provide you with accurate data regarding virus infections, critical system issues, corrupted files, or other common computer problems that are likely to catch your attention. Pages that mention such activity and also offer particular support services are likely to be part of a hoax. Currently, we've seen the '855-341-4034' pop-ups appear on the domain Microsoft0x80240012us(dot)ml, but it is likely that the con artists behind this campaign use a long list of other domains to host identical or similar messages.

Please do not forget that seeing these pop-ups in your Web browser does not mean that you have any threat on your computer. Usually, these advertisements show up when the users browse low-quality websites such as pages associated with the propagation of pirated software, game cracks, illegal media or another dubious content.