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'When Was Your Last Virus Scan?' Pop-up

Posted: May 20, 2014

'When Was Your Last Virus Scan?' is a bogus pop-up alert that may be created with the aim to mislead PC users into thinking that various PC threats or computer problems were detected on their machines. 'When Was Your Last Virus Scan?' Pop-up is a part of an online fraud that may try to persuade computer users to call a fake online technical support service that is, of course, paid. 'When Was Your Last Virus Scan?' Pop-up may advise PC users to dial 1(800) 820-1685. Making a call to the support number or any similar online support provided by 'When Was Your Last Virus Scan?' Pop-up may cost computer users lots of money even though they haven't fixed any issues on the computer system. In reality, 'When Was Your Last Virus Scan?' Pop-up may be used for distributing pop-up ads, adware, or potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that may later cause numerous issues on the computer system. 'When Was Your Last Virus Scan?' Pop-up may be the first one to call the computer user if an associated adware threat has gathered contact details on the computer of the PC user. Collected data may be transmitted to a remote server so that a representative can contact the PC user and claim that he has identified a problem on a PC remotely.

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