‘0800-014-8916’ Pop-Ups

The '0800-014-8916' pop-ups are Web hoaxes that may portray fake anti-virus alerts and services. Con artists using the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups may ask for permission to access your computer and market a premium anti-virus product. Various security solutions are available for protecting your browser from these Web threats, and most anti-malware and anti-adware scanners should include threat entries for removing any local sources of the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups that continue launching themselves.

The Viruses with a Suspect Cure

Real anti-virus and anti-malware services may be an integral part of any PC's security, but con artists just as often may take disguises meant to imitate their opposing forces in the software industry. The '0800-014-8916' pop-ups are a new hoax campaign using this exact method, by delivering anti-virus warning including fraudulent system information. They may load through compromised advertising networks on otherwise safe websites, but also may deliver themselves through adware, Trojans, browser hijackers and other threats.

The content of the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups always claims that the associated PC is under attack by viruses (a form of threatening software that may inject non-threatening files with its code) and, additionally, may promote its phone hotline for any further assistance. Current samples of the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups in circulation also may load significant, voice-based audio components that may misrepresent themselves as being part of your PC's security system.

Calling the number of the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups redirects the PC owner to a con artist. In previous incidents involving the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups, malware experts often saw the following attacks emerging as immediate results:

• Third parties may ask you to implement settings changes or install software that grants them remote access to your PC. Con artists may use this form of access to make additional, equally false proclamations about your PC's security, or take more invasive steps, such as collecting your information.
• These con artists may use the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups for promoting services or software for you to purchase, supposedly for your PC's protection against viruses and other threats. In almost all similar hoaxes, payments are demanded at values well above industry standards, and without providing any features. Current prices in this scam average at 180 USD.

Getting Bad Virus Pop-Ups to Go Down Again

Although any PC owner may ignore real anti-malware alerts at their peril, there never is any reason to interact with the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups or similar tactics. Closing these pop-ups by way of keyboard shortcuts, or similarly indirect means can help prevent them from causing any extra damage to your PC. Malware experts also can recommend various steps, such as blocking scripts delivered by untrustworthy Web domains, for keeping your browser's content as safe as possible from automated exploitation.

Contacting the con artists tied to the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups and other, hotline-based security hoaxes may give them backdoor access to your computer. Reverse any changes recommended by these fraudsters, such as opening specific firewall ports, and use your anti-malware programs for detecting threats that may be on your hard drive. Appearances aside, hoaxes like the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups almost always require some measure of permission from the PC's owner to cause any long term harm to you or your machine.

The various websites that may be involved in delivering the '0800-014-8916' pop-ups are being subjected to confirmation by malware experts.