'855-874-1761' Pop-Ups

The '855-874-1761' pop-ups are corrupted messages, which might show up in your Web browser while you browse low-quality websites such as pages related to pirated games, illegal media, pirated software, and other dubious digital content. Unfortunately, seeing these pop-ups can be a rather bothering experience since they are designed to look like a scary alert or warning message, and might claim that your computer's operating system was corrupted or you have become the target of hackers and malware. The scary messages that the '855-874-1761' pop-ups use may vary, but they usually have one thing in mind – they always try to convince you that something terrible will happen to your computer and data unless you take action immediately.

These messages are part of a technical support tactic whose goal is to trick users into thinking that their computers are in trouble and convince them that the only solution is to call '855-874-1761' and ask for help immediately. One of the domain names used to host these pop-ups is error205(dot)ga, but it is likely that the attackers might be using a broad range of domains to expand their reach and promote different phone lines. However, the persons that answer a call to these numbers are certainly not computer technicians and, in reality, they are likely to be part of a group of fraudsters who try to sell fake software and services to the victims they've found via the '855-874-1761' pop-ups. A report from one of the users who fell victim to this tactic shows that the attackers demanded to receive a payment via PayPal in exchange for specialized software, which is supposedly able to fix the victim's PC. Needless to say, the user did not receive anything after the payment was made.
 
The '855-874-1761' pop-ups are designed in such a way that they may prevent the Web browser from functioning normally – the page uses special scripts to ensure that the user will not be able to open another tab or close the '855-874-1761' pop-ups. Inexperienced users might panic in this situation since often the only way to resolve the issue is to fully restart the Web browser. If you ever encounter these pop-ups, then remember the latter advice since it is the swiftest way to get rid of the fraudulent messages and avoid the people that targeted you.