Remove A virus has been detected on your computer scam

Delete A virus has been detected on your computer scam from OS

A virus has been detected on your computer scam is described as the name of scam that has been caused by virus. Basically, it is detected by deceptive or scam websites that is used to trick users to call into fraudulent Microsoft technical support line and ask them to pay for fake services provided by them. This phony alert message claims that your PC has detected viruses and due to this you are noticing this error. So, you must know that no sites has the capability to detect threats found on your device and you should not trust on such claims.

Text presented in “A virus has been detected on your computer” pop-up:

**** Do not restart the computer ****

 

 A virus has been detected on your computer.

 

The infections detected indicate some malicious downloads from the Internet that have caused serious problems for your computer.

 

Contact us immediately +1 (603) 652-1871 Contact technical support and report the following error code to your technician to repair your computer: O1AAT.

Complete details

The main purpose of this scam is to trick the recipients into believing that their PC is infected with virus. In order to prevent any of the possible damage users are advised to call on the given number within 5 minutes. This website is designed to look legitimate as an official Microsoft page. But you must know that none of the official website has anything to do with this scam site. Once you call on the given number you will get tricked and all your personal as well as sensitive details will be hacked by the scammers. So, in one way or another such scams must be ignored immediately.

Moreover, these PUAs are basically designed to generate redirect to malicious websites, run intrusive advertisements campaigns, and collects user details related to their browsing activity. Once this type of pages gets opened, it display pop-up window and ask user to provide their name and password. Besides this, users are warned not to shut down or restart their device otherwise it may cause system failure and permanent data loss. So, to ensure device and user safety, you are advised to remove A virus has been detected on your computer scam and all dubious applications immediately upon detection.

Intrusion techniques of A virus has been detected on your computer scam:

These apps enter into your computer through installation setups of other free programs. As you know, bundling is false marketing method of pre packing ordinary software together with undesirable content is known as bundling. Information about other additional apps is hidden behind custom or advance options of the installation processes and does not disclosed properly. Thus, users rush and skip important procedures such as pre set options, and many more that often cause system infections and infiltrations. Apart from this, this virus can also come inside through deceptive advertisements. Once you click on it, these ads can execute malicious or harmful scripts that have the ability to download and install unwanted content without having user’s approval.

Remove A virus has been detected on your computer scam

Manual malware removal guide might be lengthy and complicated so that it requires advanced technical skills to perform virus removal process. So, in order to remove A virus has been detected on your computer scam, you can install Spyhunter an automatic malware removal tool that has the ability to eliminate infiltrated malware automatically from the machine.

Threat Analysis

Name: A virus has been detected on your computer scam

Type: Adware, PUP, PUA, Phishing, Scam, Social Engineering, Fraud

Fake Claim: This scam claims that user’s computer is infected with a virus

Symptoms: Fake error messages, fake system warnings, pop-up errors, hoax computer scan. Your web browser begins to display various types of online advertisements which result in slowing down of your system.

Distribution methods: cyber criminal use various methods to intrude this infection into your system such as Trojans, fake updates, email spam, untrustworthy software download sources such as third party downloader, unofficial pages etc and so on.

Damage: Loss of sensitive private information, monetary loss, identity theft, and infiltrate other additional possible malware infections, degrade computer performance as well as internet speed.

Removal: To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software such as Spyhunter or other reliable tool.

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 A virus has been detected on your computer scam:

Remove the related items of A virus has been detected on your computer 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 A virus has been detected on your computer 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 (A virus has been detected on your computer 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 A virus has been detected on your computer 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 A virus has been detected on your computer 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 A virus has been detected on your computer 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 A virus has been detected on your computer 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 A virus has been detected on your computer 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.