‘Computer Health Alert’ Pop-Up

The 'Computer Health Alert' fake message is a browser popup-based attack that may try to force computer users to initiate contact with con artists over the telephone. While a 'Computer Health Alert' fake message may appear in a variety of differing circumstances, malware researchers most recently saw the 'Computer Health Alert' fake message involved in attempts to lock the desktops of infected PCs. Restarting your PC in Safe Mode and conducting anti-malware scans should suffice for removing a 'Computer Health Alert' fake message and the threat responsible for generating the 'Computer Health Alert' fake message.

A Health Alert that's Right for the Wrong Reasons

While they require more hands-on involvement than some threats, browser hijacker-initiated technical support hoaxes are one prominent strategy that may allow third parties to gain access to your PC, information or money. Previous examples of such threats include the 'Your Computer Has Adware/Spyware Virus' Pop-Up or the Warn1now.com domain. Now, malware experts have added the 'Computer Health Alert' fake message to the list.

The 'Computer Health Alert' fake message may operate through a format identical to that of any conventional pop-up advertisement and launches itself automatically. The content of the 'Computer Health Alert' fake message claims that your PC has been found to host threatening software, such as Trojans, and requires immediate attention by its affiliated PC security company. Callers who phoned the 'Computer Health Alert' fake message's provided hotline reroute through a toll-free number to con artists in India, who request money in exchange for providing temporary software protection for your PC.

Typical signs of the 'Computer Health Alert' fake message being a hoax all are in evidence. Malware experts always advise against trusting pop-ups that may make unusual security claims about your PC, particularly as an alternative to having functional security applications. Recent attacks involving a 'Computer Health Alert' fake message also may have blocked any access to the desktop or other programs, which, in theory, stresses the need to find an immediate solution.

Attending to the Health of Your PC without a Fake Doctor

Just as you wouldn't entrust your body to the care of a non-doctor, you should avoid contacting the support line promoted by a 'Computer Health Alert' fake message to fix your PC. The 'Computer Health Alert' fake message may coincide with attacks that block other software, and you should remove this pop-up by using standardized means of disabling all unwanted programs (such as Safe Mode). Once you block all unwanted and threatening software, you can use anti-malware tools to delete it and, along with it, remove the 'Computer Health Alert' fake message.

There is no hint to demonstrate that the threat that is causing the 'Computer Health Alert' fake message attacks may try to cause permanent harm to your PC's other applications. Given the steady popularity of desktop-locking Trojans in the threat industry, computer users should learn to avoid panicking at the first symptoms of these attacks. Normally, removing the threat that creates a 'Computer Health Alert' fake message is all that's required to restore your PC's usual functionality – without paying a fake company's fees.