Microsoft.windowserror.info

Microsoft.windowserror.info is a Web domain associated with technical support misleading tactics. These tactics may attempt to collect protected information or mislead you into taking actions that harm your own computer's security, and are potential sources of attacks. Until this domain changes ownership, malware experts would recommend avoiding any contact with Microsoft.windowserror.info or its base domain, and use anti-malware tools to scan your computer after any encounters with this site whatsoever.

The Risk to Your Information that isn't What It Seems to Be

Microsoft.windowserror.info is a domain associated with pop-up attacks like the 855-972-3537 Pop-Up and the 877-695-4931 Pop-Up. Despite its name, Microsoft.windowserror.info is unaffiliated with Microsoft. Shortly after its registration in March of 2015, malware experts identified attacks associated with Microsoft.windowserror.info of a format typical of technical support tactics. These strategies display fake system alerts, scanner results and other misinformation to make it look as though your PC has been compromised, afterward requesting that you contact a provided phone number. Current formats of Microsoft.windowserror.info pop-ups claim that your PC is being infected by spyware, or threatening software that collects information.

Ostensibly, this phone number leads to a professional PC repair technician. In reality, the victim is put into contact with third parties, who may use varied means to initiate further attacks. Some of the most significant risks malware experts can warn against during a Microsoft.windowserror.info attack may include:

• You may be encouraged to purchase fraudulent repair services or incur repeated charges to your bank account.
• You may be asked to allow Microsoft.windowserror.info's perpetrators to have remote access to your computer, which could enable them to change system settings or install threatening software.

However, even avoiding contact with Microsoft.windowserror.info's con artists may not provide total protection from its attacks. As a corrupted site, Microsoft.windowserror.info also may host scripts that could launch certain attacks, which may be responsible for the dissemination of the Keylogger Zeus and other, high-level threats. PCs without appropriate security solutions may show no symptoms of having an infection from Microsoft.windowserror.info.

Taking Care of Fake Windows Errors before They Take Care of You

Ordinarily, using security solutions that incorporate protection against browser attacks, and avoiding suspicious websites should suffice for protecting your PC from Microsoft.windowserror.info. However, malware researchers have seen cases of attacks using Chrome-based browser hijackers to force their victims into contact with Microsoft.windowserror.info, with the distribution channels of these threats still unidentified. If your browser redirects to Microsoft.windowserror.info repeatedly, your PC already has been compromised, and you should contemplate the utilization of a suitable anti-malware utility as soon as possible.

Previous contact with people from Microsoft.windowserror.info also may result in a compromised bank account or PC. Be sure to revert any settings changes requested by individuals connected to Microsoft.windowserror.info, or other technical support con artists. Of course, one can always assume that any non-Microsoft domain that attends to pass itself off as being connected to that company is threatening, and that includes suspiciously-named sub-domains like Microsoft.windowserror.info.