'Important Security Alert From Windows' Pop-Ups

Online ads may sometimes present content that is different from regular advertisements that promote various products, services and pages. Often, ads that use more aggressive techniques to attract the user's attention also may be involved in fraudulent activities. This is the case with the 'Important Security Alert From Windows' pop-ups – fake messages that may impair a Web browser's performance by preventing users from closing the pop-up or the tab that contains it. However, if you encounter these pop-ups, you can rest assured that the information they provide is all fake. These messages are crafted with one thing in mind – to scare users into thinking that the security of their computers' has been breached and they need to seek the assistance of reputable support agents.

'Important Security Alert From Windows : YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED Windows has detected some suspicious activity from your IP address.
Some virus and spyware have caused a security breach at your network location. Please call us immediately at the toll-free number listed so that our engineers can walk you through the removal process over the phone.
Call us immediately on our Toll Free for Technical Assistance.'

The 'Important Security Alert From Windows' pop-ups may be hosted on many domains that may be promoted with the assistance of aggressive ads that may be affiliated with low-quality websites that may be used to host pornographic materials, illegal software, game cracks, and other content of this sort. One domain linked to the 'Important Security Alert From Windows' pop-ups is hxxp://4xt-setup.win, and the phone number promoted by the pop-ups there is (866) 995-5065. Neither the domain nor the phone number promoted by it is linked to a reputable technical support team and, in fact, online complaints point out that the number appears to belong to a group of crooks involved in fraudulent online technical support schemes.

Users who fall for the fear mongering tactics that the 'Important Security Alert From Windows' pop-ups use may end up being asked to pay ludicrous amounts of money for technical support services or for software that will supposedly fix their computers. However, we assure you that neither the software linked to (866) 995-5065 nor the technical support services found there are of any use. They are just another tool that the con artists may use to trick their victims into sending them hundreds of dollars knowingly.

The presence of the 'Important Security Alert From Windows' pop-ups is rarely caused by threats so that users should be able to get rid of them by restarting their Web browser and avoiding suspicious websites. However, it also is recommended to run an anti-malware scanner as an extra security measure.