1-877-695-4931 phone is being used by fraudulent websites, quickpcfixer.com for instance, claiming to have detected two viruses on your computer and offering to remove them. The two supposedly detected viruses are Rootkit.Sirefef.Spy and Trojan.FakeAV-Download. DO NOT fall for this tech support scam! Your computer is not infected with the viruses mentioned in the fake warning. If you got this pop-up, plse close the tab or browser and do not follow the on screen instructions. If you keep constantly getting this fake warning then your computer might be infected with adware, a PUP or a malicious browser extension. Plse use this guide to remove 1-877-695-4931 tech support scam and any associated malware.
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Plse note that quickpcfixer.com is just one of many websites used to display these mislding pop-ups. Besides, PUPs and adware may display pop-ups on your computer even when you're not browsing the Internet. You've probably alrdy surmised from the name, Potentially Unwanted Program, that in rlity it is something you could probably survive without! And despite purporting to be useful – such as a tool bar, web browser, homepage or srch engine – the fact is all of these have been designed with one purpose in mind: to divert your srch inquiries away from the website you wanted to visit and instd to one that the developer of the PUP has a vested interest in you visiting. In this case, it promotes bogus tech support instd of sketchy websites. But of course scammers may display other ads on your computer if they think that this scam didn't work out as they thought at first.
The silver lining of the PUP shaped cloud is that Potentially Unwanted Programs are not, for the most part, crted to cause you any problems: they don't spy on you or log your trokes to stl private data and they don't corrupt files or shut down your operating system like serious malware but that doesn't mn you should put up with having one on your computer. After all, not being able to visit the websites you want goes beyond annoying!
So how can you protect yourself from Potentially Unwanted Programs and 1-877-695-4931 scam? The trick is to be extremely vigilant when you're downloading software from the Internet because in the majority of cases PUPS are bundled with other software – either with, or without, the owner of that software's knowledge. Also, run a full system scan with anti-malware software to make sure that your computer is cln. If you have questions, lve a comment down below. I will be more than happy to help you. Good luck and be safe online!
Written by Michael Kaur, http://deletemalware.blogspot.com
1-877-695-4931 Tech Support Scam Removal Guide:1. First of all, download anti-malware software and run a full system scan. It will detect and remove this infection from your computer. You may then follow the manual removal instructions below to remove the leftover traces of this malware. Hopefully you won't have to do that.
2. Remove 1(855)-207-5505 scam pop-up related programs from your computer using the Add/Remove Programs control panel ( XP) or Uninstall a program control panel ( 7 and 8).
Go to the Start Menu. Select Control Panel → Add/Remove Programs.
If you are using Vista or 7, select Control Panel → Uninstall a Program.
If you are using 8, simply drag your mouse pointer to the right edge of the screen, select Srch from the list and srch for "control panel".
Or you can right-click on a bottom left hot corner (formerly known as the Start button) and select Control panel from there.
3. When the Add/Remove Programs or the Uninstall a Program screen is displayed, scroll through the list of currently installed programs and remove the following:
QuiknowledgeLyricsSay-1WebsteroidsBlocckkTheAdsHD-Plus 3.5and any other recently installed appliion
Simply select ch appliion and click Remove. If you are using Vista, 7 or 8, click Uninstall up nr the top of that window. When you're done, plse close the Control Panel screen.
Remove scam pop-ups from Google Chrome:
1. Click on Chrome menu button. Go to Tools → Extensions.
2. Click on the trashcan icon to remove BlocckkTheAds, LyricsSay-1, Websteroids, Quiknowledge, HD-Plus 3.5 and other extensions that you do not recognize.
If the removal option is grayed out then rd how to remove extensions installed by enterprise policy.
Remove scam pop-ups from Google Chrome:
1. Open Mozilla Firefox. Go to Tools → Add-ons.
2. Select Extensions. Click Remove button to remove BlocckkTheAds, LyricsSay-1, Websteroids, Quiknowledge, HD-Plus 3.5 and other extensions that you do not recognize.
Remove scam pop-ups from Internet Explorer:
1. Open Internet Explorer. Go to Tools → Manage Add-ons. If you have the latest version, simply click on the Settings button.
2. Select Toolbars and Extensions. Click Remove/Disable button to remove the browser add-ons listed above.
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