'ERROR #268d3x8938' Pop-Ups

The 'ERROR #268d3x8938' pop-ups are fraudulent messages whose presence in your Web browser is likely to be accompanied by annoying side effects that may lead you to believe that there is something wrong with your computer.

Some of these annoyances include:

• Inability to switch to other tabs or open a new tab.
• Inability to close the tab with the 'ERROR #268d3x8938' pop-ups.
• A voice recording of an error message being played in the background.
• Rapidly moving pop-ups that reopen whenever you try to close them.

If you are wondering who would set up a page like this, then we have the answer for you – con artists that specialize in technical support tactics. Usually, people host hundreds of pages like the one that displays the 'ERROR #268d3x8938' pop-ups, and they may promote them via shady pop-up advertisements that are usually displayed on low-quality websites (torrent trackers, adult videos, sites that distribute pirated media or software, etc.)

The pop-ups often contain fake information about the computer's health and security. Naturally, the fraudsters want to make their message seem as legitimate as possible so that their targets may often see pop-ups and reports that are designed to look as if they were provided by a popular and reputable piece of anti-virus software. The common thing between 90% of tactics like these is that they also often propose a solution – to call a phone line, which will help you get assistance from certified technical support experts. In the case of the 'ERROR #268d3x8938' pop-ups, the victims might be told to dial 355-624-0192, a phone number, which is not associated with any reputable provider of technical support services. In fact, searching the Web for this phone number returns mostly results, which say it is associated with a hoax.

Calling the phone that 'the ERROR #268d3x8938' pop-ups promote is guaranteed to end badly since the fraudsters will lie to you and then tell you that you can fix your computer by paying for software or services they can provide. As you can probably guess, the offer is fake, and they will not provide you with anything worthy if you end up sending the money. We advise you to never trust anonymous pop-ups like these, especially when they tell you to call a phone number or ask you to pay money for questionable software and services.

The correct thing to do when you encounter the 'ERROR #268d3x8938' pop-ups is to try to close the page, which displays them immediately. Since this is not always possible, you should know that the problem can be resolved by fully restarting your Web browser.