How to remove I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago Email Scam

Easy methods to delete I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago Email Scam in Windows 10/8/7 computer

I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago Email Scam is considered as phishing/scam designed to tricks you into paying certain amount of extortion money claims if you want to prevent from sharing your sensitive information. Scammers or malware programmers behind this spam email uses ‘I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago’ or similar keywords in subject/title and contains some false-positive messages as proof that they are genuine sender and the text presented in this email is completely true.

The text presented in this spam email claims your computer were hacked three months ago and claims they have recorded a video of you while you were opening a adult/porn related websites or watching to adult videos. I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago Email Scam also claims they have successfully collected your other sensitive information including your contact’s list, were likewise extracted from your device. However, it demands certain amount of extortion money ‘$300 – $500’ in Bitcoin cryptocurrency and asks you send this demanded money within 48 hours otherwise, they will send these collected data and your recorded video which indicating you were involved in pornography.

In sort, this scam email attempts to tricks you into paying certain amount of ransom money to prevent from data leaking to your contacts as they claim in email that they will send your sensitive information to your contacts or in dark world of attackers. However, the text presented in this spam email is completely false and you should never trust on them at any cases. It is just an email that is trying to scam with you, and reality is that no videos exists, nor your device is infected by them. So, you should just avoid this email.

Scammers behind phishing/scam emails also attempts to tricks you into installing malware or malicious programs in your computer by clicking attachments/hyperlinks presented in spam emails. Clicking attachments or hyperlinks presented in spam emails may lead to severe privacy issues, malware or viruses infections in computer, unwanted browser redirections to malicious/phishing sites, or even identity theft. They can redirect you to phishing website that can trick you into login into your email account by entering your login credentials, and this way, they can collect your email login credentials details. In sort, this type of scam email is unsafe at all.

How did you get I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago Email Scam in Windows 10/8/7 computer?

Malspam campaign or email spam campaign is the mostly used mechanism by cybercriminals to spread Trojans, ransomware or other harmful malware in your computer. Scammers or malware programmers uses ‘Urgent’, ‘Official’, ‘Priority’, ‘Important’ or other similar keywords in subject/title of email as proof that they are genuine sender. They send spam emails in your mailbox which contains some messages along with suspicious hyperlinks or attachments. The attachments file can be Microsoft Office Documents, PDF, RAR, ZIP, JavaScript or other formats of files. Once opened, it executes certain codes/scripts to download/install malware or malicious programs in computer.

How to protect your system against Trojan, scam emails or malware?

Any attachments or hyperlinks presented in spam emails or irrelevant emails must not be opened. You should check if ‘Anti-Spam Filter’ feature is enabled in your mail service you use. This feature when enabled, all spammy emails will automatically be delivered to ‘Spam’ folder of your email service. Some antivirus software also offers this feature and it is enabled by default. You should never reply to spam or irrelevant emails at any cases. Also, you should run regular system scan for malware or viruses in computer with latest updated powerful antivirus software that could help you to find and remove all threats including latest malware in computer.

Let’s take a look at text presented in this scam email:

Subject: ALERT! I hacked your server and have you information safe

Hey ********** ,

I am a programmer and hacked your computer 3 months ago. I kept saving information all the time, such as:

browsing history, screen recordings, contacts, messages and much more.

I already wanted to forget you, but recently I saw something interesting on your device. I’m talking about

the day you visited a porn site. I decided to record video from the webcam ,phone screens and desktop. Now I

have a video of you masturbating yourself. You know what I mean??

I connected to the webcam remotely, and turned off the indicator so that you would not notice anything.

I have already written down all your contacts from the address book. All contacts from friends,

acquaintances, relatives. All this will be with me.

I am ready to forget about all this and completely stop accessing your computer and email. I guarantee I will

not send these videos and delete all archives with them. After that I will leave and no longer bother you,

but for that I want to have $300 worth of bitcoins in my wallet. You have 48 hours after reading this email.

I still control your email and computer – and I know when you open them and read them.

Don’t try to change your email password, everything is under control. Do not try to contact me and answer

this letter. I sent it to you from your email address. Take a look at the sender, you will see that I have

complete control over your email and your computer.

Bitcoin wallet address:

1BF2xkjKdFjYnm8F5J2Z3qKHa1qY6JgLn6

If you do not know how to buy bitcoins, you can find information on how to buy bitcoins online. If you need

help, you can read several articles about it.

hxxps://localbitcoins.com/guides/how-to-buy-bitcoins

hxxps://www.coinbase.com/buy-bitcoin?locale=en

hxxps://paxful.com/how-to-buy-bitcoin

I look forward to your actions. If you don’t need this data online and with all your friends, send $500 to my

wallet ASAP. After that I will erase all data and disappear from your life.

Do not be offended by me. If you pay, nothing happens.

Next time update your browser before browsing the web!

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 I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago Email Scam:

Remove the related items of I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago 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 I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago 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 (I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago 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 I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago 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 I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago 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 I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago 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 I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago 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 I Am A Programmer And Hacked Your Computer 3 Months Ago 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.