'Error DW6VB6' Pop-Ups
Posted: December 22, 2016
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 54 |
First Seen: | December 22, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | July 12, 2021 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups are technical support hoaxes or attacks that may collect information or money by pretending to be part of a technical support company's services. Malware researchers find high correlations between these attacks and misleading domain names, particularly URLs referencing famous companies like Microsoft. If your browser loads this threat, use keyboard shortcuts to terminate all browser windows and scan your PC with an anti-malware product to disinfect any files that could cause the 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups to re-launch later.
Brand Names Weaponized against your PC's Security
Since technical support tactics may base all of their profit models off of lying to computer users, it should shock few readers to learn that many of these misdeeds also may traffic in the misuse and abuse of household brand names. The 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups are a recent threat that malware experts find using the synergy between website address and inaccurate pop-up content to trick you into taking self-destructive actions. The campaign is only verifiable for Chrome users, although similar exploits may work just as well in other browsers.
After loading a compromised website, the user's browser may generate the 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups through embedded scripts like JavaScript. These attacks may superimpose a dialog box on top of the current Web page containing false security information about your PC's infection by 'a virus and spyware.' Like most threats of the same classification type, the 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups also may use fictitious error codes to give their attacks an additional layer of visual legitimacy. However, when referenced, the error code doesn't correspond to a real one for either the browser's HTTP status or the respective operating system.
One key element of the 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups campaign that malware experts highlight is its persistent abuse of URLs. The 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups may trigger from Google-derived domains like storage.googleapis.com or spoofed microsoft.com domains. Using these 'safe' website addresses for launching their attacks may allow threat actors to coerce PC users into taking actions that can compromise their computers forcefully, as per the instructions found in the rest of the 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups' text.
Washing Fake Errors out of the Way of the Web
The 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups use their incorrect security information to redirect their Web traffic towards technical support hotlines that, in actuality, are under the operation of con artists. Expected hazards malware experts anticipate from such sources include being told to transfer information or money to fake security companies, along with potentially being asked to make unsafe settings changes that give the threat actors the ability to access your PC remotely. Web surfers seeing alerts like the 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups should keep in mind baseline truths about Web-browsing safety, such as the fact that a website can't determine whether or not your PC has most forms of threats, and no legitimate security alert will ask you to call a toll-free number.
The 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups are targeting English speakers, although malware experts do see some activity related to this campaign associated with Chinese-based Web traffic. You can protect your browser from the 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups and similar threats by disabling potentially exploitable content, such as JavaScript, and having active anti-malware protection capable of blocking corrupted URLs. If these attacks continue to appear, consider removing the 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups through full anti-malware system scans that can disinfect your browser and erase any unsafe temporary files.
Phishing attacks and other tactics always are at their strongest when working against PC users who are ignorant about the norms of these harmful operations. Even a small amount of education about the dangers of unrestricted script use can do a great deal to curb the possible profits of the 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups and hoaxes like them.
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