‘Warning Your PC Is About To Crash’ Fake Alert

The 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert is an attack that seeks to propagate threats by pretending to offer PC-fixing software. Like other download requests embedded in random pop-up windows, the 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert may be loaded through unsafe or compromised websites, but malware experts have especially seen the 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alerts generated by additional PC threats that modify the victim's browser settings. Since seeing a 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert at all makes it likely that your computer is already compromised, using anti-malware products to analyze your PC after the attack is critical for keeping your system unharmed by threats.

The Warning that Might be Apt – but not for the Reasons It Claims

The 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert is part of a threat-distributing campaign that seems to have had its greatest surge in the middle of 2013, although malware researchers have reasons to estimate that the 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert may continue to be active. Browser-modifying attacks similar to the functions of adware, i.e., able to launch pop-up advertisements, began generating the 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alerts on already-compromised computers. The 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert pop-up may be associated to navigation to popular sites like YouTube or Google but isn't a native part of those websites' content.

The actual 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert always claims that your PC is 'about to crash,' regardless of its state of health, along with a follow-up offer to fix your PC for no charge. Installing the recommended software actually compromises your PC with threats, although malware researchers still are confirming the nature of the threatening software that's enclosed. Current estimates are that the 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert's campaign is being used to distribute fake security software, system optimizers and other scamware.

A Real Warning About Fake Warnings Worth Heeding

Threatening software that's installed by a 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert is particularly likely to block real security software, cause browser redirects to fraudulent websites, generate fake system messages and provide a range of imitated 'security features' with no real security functionality. On the other hand, even if your PC hasn't had software from a 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert installed, the simple appearance of a 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert makes it likely that your Web browser is being modified by a threat. Always scan your system after contact with a 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert or other pop-up attacks, which will be able to detect and remove any threat responsible for these fake browser warnings.

Although it's plainly foolish to take PC repair advice from random pop-ups, learning about the real PC problems prone to causing crashes can offer you a little self-educated protection from misleading tactics like the 'Warning Your PC is About to Crash' fake alert, which profit off of the public's lack of information. Generic crashing messages for your operating system never should be displayed through your Web browser, although your browser is likely to have its own, personal error pages for its own crashes during a Web-surfing session. In all cases, malware researchers find that there's nothing to gain from downloading software from unverified sources to fix vague computer problems, rather than visiting the websites of legitimate PC security companies who will offer specific solutions to specific issues.