How to Remove Microsoft Teams Email Scam

Microsoft Teams Email Scam tricks recipients into visiting phishing/malicious websites

This scam email is considered as spam campaign or belongs to Phishing/scam category. Scammers behind this scam use the name of ‘Microsoft Teams’ in its spam email campaign as proof that they are genuine senders. If you are not aware, ‘Microsoft Teams’ – is Proprietary business communication platform developed by Microsoft, as a part of Microsoft 365 family of products. Note that ‘Microsoft Teams’ developed Microsoft is not involved in this malspam campaign.

The main motive of attackers or scammers behind scam email is to trick you into visiting phishing/scam websites. These malicious websites can trigger malware or viruses in your device, or can use unwanted software downloads, installations, or cause unwanted modifications in browser’s settings and/or System’s settings without your knowledge.

The message or text presented in Microsoft Teams Email Scam states that your teammates have attempted to contacting you through ‘Microsoft Teams’ platform and you can reply them or start the conversation on this platform by clicking ‘Reply, Go to Conversatiion’ button. If you think this link/button will redirect you to your Microsoft Teams’ Account or your chatroom, then you are wrong because they are scammers and they are trying to redirect you to third parties’ websites or malicious websites. In this case, the link/button presented in this scam email when clicked, you will be redirected on phishing websites that are designed to operate by recording information entered to them.

These phishing websites show bogus ‘Microsoft Teams’ account login form and ask you to sign into your account by entering your login details. By sign-in through these scam pages, you reveal your login credentials including ID, username, and password. However, they can also attempt to collect your other sensitive or personal information such as names, addresses, emails, telephone numbers, banking account and credit card details, etc.

These collected data can be shared with other attackers or third parties to generate some income from them. Also, they can misuse these collected data for illegal purposes like fraudulent purchases or transactions. In other words, this phishing/scam email is unsafe for your online privacy & System security. So, it is important to find and remove Microsoft Teams Email Scam related malicious files in Windows computer to prevent System from further attacks.

How Microsoft Teams Email Scam infects computer?

In most cases, Trojan, ransomware or malware like International Air & Sea Freight Forwarder email virus are distributed through spam email campaign or malspam campaign. Scammers or malware programmers use the name & LOGO of some trustworthy companies or organizations in its spam email campaign as proof that they are genuine senders. They send spam email in your mailbox which contains some false-positive messages along with suspicious hyperlinks or attachments.

These attachments can be Microsoft Office documents, PDF, RAR, ZIP, JavaScript or other formats of files. Once opened, it initiates chain infections in computer. For example, Microsoft Office documents as malicious attachments infect computer by enabling malicious macro commands. So, you should be alert while browsing internet and avoid opening any attachments or hyperlinks presented in spam or irrelevant emails.

System is already infected with Microsoft Teams Email Scam Virus: What next?

If System is already infected with browser hijackers, PUAs, Trojans or other malware, then you can go with our automatic method of malware removal to get rid of it. Automatic method offers you can find all threats including latest malware in computer with some powerful antivirus software, and then you can delete all detected threats with just single-click. After System scan is finished, please check if Microsoft Teams Email Scam related malicious files are removed.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Microsoft Teams Email Scam:

Remove the related items of Microsoft Teams Email Scam using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Microsoft Teams Email Scam issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Microsoft Teams Email Scam) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Microsoft Teams Email Scam removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter. In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Microsoft Teams Email Scam still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Microsoft Teams Email Scam plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”. Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Microsoft Teams Email Scam removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Microsoft Teams Email Scam (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications. Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.