![]() ![]() They will ask some basic information and then request to remotely connect to your computer. If you were to call the number, you’d be connected to professional scammers pretending to be official Microsoft technicians. The ones we have encountered are (855)4043522 and 1-86. The phone numbers usually differ from scam and scam, but the same scam could also have a couple of different numbers. What the fake alert recommends you do is call the displayed phone number to get tech-support. The alert will warn that your credit card/banking information, login credentials, social media chat logs, photos/files are being stolen by the virus, and you need to act now. The contents of the scam differ depending on the scam, but they usually all warn about the same thing, that your computer is infected with virus that is stealing your data. When you get redirected to the website displaying the scam, you will see various warnings and error messages. Microsoft Edge-virus encourages you to call fake tech-support ![]() Since most free programs will come with these offers attached, always choose Advanced settings. Simply uncheck the boxes of those offers and continue the installation. Those settings will make all offers visible, and you will be able to deselect all of them. ![]() However, the offers are optional, and to be able to deselect them, opt for Advanced (Custom) settings when installing programs. Adware, browser hijackers and potentially unwanted programs come attached to free software as extra offers, which are permitted to install alongside without requiring users’ explicit permission. This is called freeware bundling, and it’s a common installation method used by many potentially unwanted programs. Adware is not a serious infection, and usually installs alongside free programs. If you are constantly redirected, your computer is probably infected with adware. To prevent this from happening, use adblocker. Ads on those sites are not safe, and clicking on anything could trigger a redirect to scams like this one. Certain sites, usually ones hosting adult videos or free streaming content, are considered high-risk due to the ads they show. Why are you shown fake virus alerts?Īs we’ve said above, either your computer is infected with adware or you are redirected by the sites you visit. If it’s the latter, you will need to get rid of the adware to remove Microsoft Edge-virus alerts. The reason this is happening is either you were visiting a high-risk website that hosts questionable ads, or your computer is infected with adware. You are probably wondering why you are redirected to these scam sites displaying the fake virus alerts. If you continue reading, we will explain how these scams work in more detail. If you haven’t encountered these scams before, they may seem somewhat convincing but if you take a second to actually read the warning, it doesn’t make much sense. This particular one appears on Microsoft Edge, plays an annoying alert sound and claims that a virus is stealing your banking information, login credentials, files, etc. These scams can appear on all major browsers, including Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The reason these kinds of scams are called tech-support scams is because they show fake virus alerts and encourage users to call the provided number for supposed tech-support, which turns out to be professional scammers. Microsoft Edge-virus refers to tech-support scams that claim your computer is infected with a virus.
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