How to remove Windows Alert & Warning scam

Easy methods to delete Windows Alert & Warning scam from machine (Remove potentially unwanted program)

In this article, we are discussing about Windows Alert & Warning scam in details and providing some recommended procedures/methods to remove it from machine. Let’s starts the discussion.

What is Windows Alert & Warning scam?

Windows Alert & Warning scam is categorised as phishing/scam by cyber security researchers. According to them, it is bogus error message displayed by malicious website and often visited by you inadvertently. They are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). These malicious applications execute its malicious codes in your computer without any notice and affect your online experience as well. When we talk about this bogus alert message, it states your System has been infected with malware and your personal data are risk, and requires fixing this problem as soon as possible.

Scammers behind Windows Alert & Warning scam attack urges you to contact their technical experts via telephone number provided on scam message. They attempt to scare and trick you into calling and paying for services that are not required. But it is bogus at all. You should never trust on them at any cases. It blocks all the security software running in your computer including antivirus software to avoid the detection of malicious activities related to Windows Alert & Warning scam in your machine. In simple word, we can say that you can’t work on your computer comfortably as usual like before due to its dubious behaviours. So, it is important to delete Windows Alert & Warning scam from System as soon as possible.

Threat Summary

Threat Name: Windows Alert & Warning scam

Threat Type: Adware, PUP, PUA

Browser infected: Google Chrome, IE, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, etc

System infected: Windows OS based machine

Description: This dubious malware injects harmful codes in your main browser as well as in your System’s settings that causes serious troubles. It adds malicious extensions or add-ons to your browser that allows the hackers to traces your online activities and steals your sensitive information as well.

Distribution methods: Free software packages (method of bundling), fake Flash Player installers or other fake software updates, malicious ads or popup messages, suspicious hyperlinks and many other tricks.

Motives of crooks: The main purpose of cybercriminals malware attack is to steal your crucial & confidential information and shares it to other hackers or third parties to generate some income. They also want to steal your money from your wallet or e-wallet.

Removal Solution: In case if your System has infected from Windows Alert & Warning scam related malware, then you can scan your computer with powerful antivirus software.

What Windows Alert & Warning scam does?

Cybercriminals attempts to install potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) in your computer. Once they gain access to your computer, you will notice malicious unwanted changes in your browser’s settings as well as in your System’s settings. The main purpose of attackers behind Windows Alert & Warning scam attack to steal your crucial & confidential information such as IP address, URLs search, browser history, search queries, username & password of your various accounts, banking information and more details as well. So, you should scan your computer with powerful antivirus software that has the ability to delete all types of malware or spyware from machine.

How your System gets infected from Windows Alert & Warning scam?

This nasty infection is generally get enters into your machine from malicious email messages, infected email attachments and bundles of freeware or shareware which you are downloaded from internet. Scammers or malware programmers use the name like “Urgent”, “Official”, “Important”, “Priority” or other similar keywords as subject of emails which contains some messages along with infected attachments and malicious hyperlinks. In order to open such infected attachments or click on suspicious hyperlinks, cybercriminals installs malicious unwanted programs in your machine and starts infecting your machine deeply.

Precautionary measures:

• You should keep up-to-date your operating System like Windows, Linux, Mac and others.
• You should scan your computer with strong antivirus software in regular time intervals
• Remove all the faculty software and update rest of the software running in your device
• Be alert while surfing online and avoid opening attachments coming from unknown emails.
• Never share your login & password credentials to unknown users

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 Windows Alert & Warning scam:

Remove the related items of Windows Alert & Warning 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 Windows Alert & Warning 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 (Windows Alert & Warning 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 Windows Alert & Warning 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 Windows Alert & Warning 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 Windows Alert & Warning 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 Windows Alert & Warning 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 Windows Alert & Warning 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.