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'Warning: Hyper-V Manager' Pop-Up

Posted: September 21, 2017

The 'Warning: Hyper-V Manager' pop-ups are misleading messages, which provide users with false information regarding the stability and security of their computers. Often, pop-ups of this sort are used to promote fake technical support services or dubious software whose installation may lead to various computer issues. The 'Warning: Hyper-V Manager' pop-ups contain a significant amount of tex, which consists of technical details that are untrue. Some of the statements that users might see when they encounter these pop-ups are:

  • 'savtstfc01' failed to start.
  • The file 'E:Virualssavtstfc.vhd' does not have the required security settings. Error:'General access denied error.'
  • IDEA/ATAPE:Could not attach 'E:Virtualssavtstfc01.vhd' to lacation 0/0 of IDE Controller. Error:'General access denied error.'

All of these error messages were made-up by the people behind the 'Warning: Hyper-V Manager' pop-ups and their only purpose is to scare visitors into thinking that they need to contact a computer technician to help them fix all pending issues immediately. The pop-ups are 'helpful' and provide a phone number that can be used to contact a team of support agents, which will supposedly eliminate the problem in a matter of minutes - 844-473-5341. However, this phone line is not associated with any reputable company and, instead, reports online show that 844-473-5341 is marked as a number used by various tactics.

Users who are not familiar with online technical support tactics may fall for the fake warnings and alerts seen in the 'Warning: Hyper-V Manager' pop-ups easily. If they opt to call the number promoted by the fraudulent messages, the con artists might continue to provide them with fake information to convince them to spend their money on an expensive subscription to technical support services or questionable PC utilities that may cost hundreds of dollars despite doing absolutely nothing.

The good news is that the 'Warning: Hyper-V Manager' pop-ups are not linked to threats, and seeing them in your Web browser is not a symptom of threatening software. However, keep in mind that users are usually lead to these pop-ups when they browse low-quality pages so that seeing these pop-ups is a sign that you might need to rethink your browsing habits and stick to using safer Web pages.

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