'844-576-0902' Pop-Ups

The '844-576-0902' pop-ups are technical support hoaxes that may display themselves by way of compromised websites, corrupted sites or programs with browser-hijacking capabilities. Although the appearance of the '844-576-0902' pop-ups doesn't constitute a real security risk, malware experts strongly recommend not following any recommendations included in these pop-ups, such as calling included phone numbers. Use your anti-malware software to disinfect your PC and remove the '844-576-0902' pop-ups, or avoid any sites prone to generating them consistently.

Why a Pop-Up may not Back Down from Your Screen

Attacks against a PC may follow one of two, general paths: social engineering (tricking a computer user to perform self-harming actions willingly) or brute force methods that don't try to conceal the nature of the attack. However, not all hoaxes or threat campaigns limit themselves to one or the other option. Malware researchers saw the '844-576-0902' pop-ups launching recently in August of this year with a predilection for leveraging both techniques.

The '844-576-0902' pop-ups and threats like them may launch themselves from a compromised advertising network on a non-corrupted site, such as the domain of a free e-mail service. In other circumstances, previously-installed threats, such as a browser hijacker, may launch the '844-576-0902' pop-ups automatically. Malware experts saw many of the current samples of the '844-576-0902' pop-ups including additional, script-based exploits that may prevent the PC operator from closing the window, minimizing it, resizing it or accessing the desktop. The attack effectively 'locks' the computer.

Regarding their visible contents, the '844-576-0902' pop-ups load fake security warnings associated with spyware, viruses, and failed update alerts for Microsoft's Security Essentials. All of these attacks promote the same 'technical support' number, which con artists may use for gaining remote access to the computer or selling a fraudulent PC repair service.

The Right Person to Call About the '844-576-0902' Pop-Ups

Attacks like the '844-576-0902' pop-ups are responsible for distributing backdoor Trojans, defrauding customers of money for fictitious security software, and restricting overall computer usage via easily-executed browser exploits. Being aware of the conventional warning formats of software like Security Essentials can help you identify tactics like the '844-576-0902' pop-ups. Keeping software as patched as possible, blocking advertisements, and disabling advanced browser content may block many of the exploits related to these attacks.

Malware experts have seen numerous campaigns like the one for the '844-576-0902' pop-ups, but this specific parasite is newly-identified as of August. Web surfers should stay away from any sites known for launching the '844-576-0902' pop-ups after their administrators are alerted to the security risk. Keeping the databases of your anti-malware products up-to-date will help them block the '844-576-0902' pop-ups and, with them, the content that could lock your computer.

After an attack, malware experts continue recommending familiarity with Safe Mode and other protocols for working around the the '844-576-0902' pop-ups campaign. However, many encounters with the '844-576-0902' pop-ups are avoidable, in the first place, as long as you surf only safe and reputable websites.