Windows-updating.com

Windows-updating.com is a fake website designed to promote an anti-virus upgrade that is designed to look like a notification from Microsoft Windows. You can be sure that your operating system will not recommend anti-virus upgrades via 3rd-party websites that are not affiliated with Microsoft. Windows is capable of applying these updates automatically, and you will never see legitimate notifications about this online. It is not clear what content Windows-updating.com is meant to promote, but one thing is for sure – it should not be downloaded. While it is possible that Windows-updating.com may be trying to promote a low-quality Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), there also is a slim chance that it might take you to the download page of a harmful application.

The domain name of Windows-updating.com has been chosen to trick users into thinking that this website is affiliated with Microsoft – one of the most common and well-known tricks that online fraudsters use. The 'anti-virus upgrade' pop-up that Windows-updating.com hosts also is designed to look like a Windows 10 prompt, but, as mentioned earlier, you should know that your operating system will never promote updates and content via browser pop-ups.

If you have downloaded anything from Windows-updating.com or a similar fraudulent page recently, then we advise you to run a reputable anti-virus scanner that will clean your computer off of any dubious files you might have installed unknowingly.