'Microsoft Azure' Pop-Ups
Posted: December 15, 2017
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 1/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 85 |
First Seen: | September 26, 2022 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'Microsoft Azure' pop-ups might be stylized and written to look and sound as if they are affiliated with Microsoft, but you can rest assured that they have nothing to do with any major reputable company. Instead of being linked to Microsoft, the 'Microsoft Azure' pop-ups are linked to a group of cybercrooks who specialize in online technical support tactics. These con artists may take money, information and payment details from their victims by convincing them that their computer is in trouble, and they need to resolve the issue immediately by paying for an expensive application or service that is being advertised as reputable, certified or trustworthy falsely.
The pop-ups often may impair the browser's ability to work by preventing the user from opening other tabs or closing the website, which displayed the 'Microsoft Azure' pop-ups in the first place. Apart from the alerts and warnings regarding the system's security and health, the pop-ups also will urge the potential victim to call 888-790-4177 to get in touch with certified computer experts who are supposed to fix the problem in no time. However, this phone line is not affiliated with a reputable company and, in fact, a quick Web search reveals that several users have already filed in complaints stating that 888-790-4177 is operated by a group of cybercrooks.
The presence of the 'Microsoft Azure' pop-ups in your Web browser is unlikely to be linked to a threat infection. Usually, these pop-ups are spawned when users stumble upon low-quality websites such as the pages used to spread game cracks, pirated software or media, adult content, etc. The best way to avoid any troubles that the 'Microsoft Azure' pop-ups might give you is to fully restart the Web browser, therefore getting rid of the page that displayed the pop-ups in question. Never trust browser pop-ups that claim to contain details regarding your PC's security and health, especially if they demand that you call a specific phone line to resolve the issue. Messages like these are nearly always a hoax and must be avoided at all costs.
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