855-972-3537 Pop-Up
Posted: November 21, 2014
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 10,014 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 2,417 |
First Seen: | November 21, 2014 |
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Last Seen: | October 12, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The '855-972-3537' pop-up is a technical support strategy used to gain access to a PC user's system and information. Although the '855-972-3537' pop-up is designed to resemble a firewall warning, the '855-972-3537' pop-up always will claim to have found threats on your PC and recommend calling the associated phone number. Although trusting the 'tech support' of a known fraud isn't recommended, computers that load an '855-972-3537' pop-up repeatedly also may be infected with actual threats. Scanning your PC with a trusted brand of anti-malware software always should be done after contact with an '855-972-3537' pop-up or similar browser-based threats.
The '855-972-3537' Pop-Up: a Tactic with Unknown Consequences
Similar to previously examined hoaxes like the 'Warning! Your Computer May Be Infected' Pop-Up or the 'Call for Great Tech Support' Pop-Up Alert, the '855-972-3537' pop-up uses fake security information to confuse victims into calling its phone number. While describing your PC as being compromised by adware, spyware or a virus, the '855-972-3537' pop-up tries to put its victim into contact with a con artist through a live phone connection. Previously prolonged interactions with third parties exploiting the '855-972-3537' pop-up may reveal holes in their covers, which may indicate a lack of experience on the part of the associated con artists.
Because the '855-972-3537' pop-up doesn't commit any additional attacks, by itself, any other consequences of an '855-972-3537' pop-up encounter are dependent on the actions of the individual con artist and victim. Common attacks attempted through this conversational technical support tactic may include:
- Third parties may request that you allow them to remotely access to your machine, or change your system settings in ways that may make it vulnerable to remote attacks.
- You may be requested to install a rogue security program, PC repair product or similar, fraudulent system scanner. These products may find fake errors to 'fix,' but require their registration's purchase beforehand.
- You may be asked to transfer some information, such as credit card data.
The '855-972-3537' pop-up and similar hoaxes may claim to be repairing your computer from compromises caused by threatening software or similar malfunctions. When investigated, an '855-972-3537' pop-up shows no verifiable affiliations with legitimate PC security companies (despite its using a Windows security icon and claiming to be delivered by your firewall software).
Keeping Your Browser Unexposed to the Risk of '855-972-3537' Pop-Ups
Although the '855-972-3537' pop-up makes various claims of the potentially enormous damages that could befall any PC not repaired by its services, the '855-972-3537' pop-up isn't a legitimate firewall alert and is unrelated to any real security-detection apparatus. Any information transferred to 'employees' of a company associated with an '855-972-3537' pop-up should be assumed to be in third-party possession, enabling their abuse for further damaging actions, such as fraudulent cash transfers. Cases of an '855-972-3537' pop-up occurring through a legitimate Website should be resolved by contacting the administrator and notifying them of the security issue, which is most likely to occur through compromised advertising networks.
The '855-972-3537' pop-up has not been linked to attempts to use compromised Web content to attack the targeted PCs. However, recurring pop-up attacks like an '855-972-3537' pop-up may be symptoms of adware or threatening software being installed. In all cases, malware researchers only can recommend that you scan your PC with appropriate security solutions as soon as possible after your pop-up incidents first occur.
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