Perfecthosting.co

Paying a visit to Perfecthosting.co reveals a regular website of a company that offers paid Web hosting services. However, while the primary page that Perfecthosting.co uses may seem safe, this website also may be used to host an elaborate technical support tactic, which also uses a relatively new bug to cause the Google Chrome Web browser to hang when the page is opened. The fraudulent content found at hxxp://Perfecthosting.co/alert reveals a page that hosts a short threat alert backed up by the Microsoft logo so that the page will look more legitimate. The threat alert tells users that their computers have been infected by a threatening virus, and they need to contact a certified computer technician to resolve the problem immediately. The 'helpful' page also provides users with a phone number they can call if they want to have the problem taken care of quickly by certified Microsoft computer technicians. The number you can see on hxxp://Perfecthosting.co/alert is 844-507-3556, and we assure you that this number is not associated with Microsoft or with any reputable provider of technical support services.

Both 844-507-3556 and the Perfecthosting.co/alert dubious page exist with one single purpose – to bombard visitors with fake information regarding their computers' health and security, and eventually offer to fix all pending issues in exchange for money. Often technical support tactics like the one running on 844-507-3556 ask their victims to pay expensive subscriptions or purchase unreliable computer software that may cost over a hundred dollars.

Unfortunately, 844-507-3556 is just one of the phone numbers being used in thousands of online technical support hoaxes that work by scaring users into believing that their computers have been damaged by a virus or their Windows installation is corrupted. You must remember that Web browsers are never able to provide you with accurate information regarding your computer's health and performance, and all pop-ups that claim to do that should not be trusted blindly. Furthermore, reputable companies like Microsoft would never promote their technical support services via pop-ups like the ones seen on Perfecthosting.co/alert, so any Web browser pop-up that claims to come from Microsoft is not to be trusted.

Seeing the Perfecthosting.co/alert page in your Web browser, as well as the 844-507-3556 pop-ups does not mean that you have a threat installed on your computer. Often, this sort of content may be promoted via low-quality ads that are distributed by unreliable Web pages. Regardless of this, we advise all users who have been exposed to 844-507-3556 or Perfecthosting.co/alert pop-ups run an anti-malware scanner as an extra security measure that can guarantee that there isn't any suspicious software present on their computers.