Remove Email Verification Email Scam from PC

Simple methods to delete Email Verification Email Scam

Threat specification

Name: Email Verification Email Scam

Type: Phishing, Scam, Social Engineering, Fraud

Fake Claim: Email verification is required to continue using it

Disguise: Letter from email service provider

Symptoms: changed online accounts password, unauthorized online purchases, illegal access of the computer etc.

Distribution methods: Compromised websites, infected spam email attachments, rogue online pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications.

Damage: Loss of sensitive private information, monetary loss, identity theft, possible malware infections.

Removal: Both manual as well as automatic removal guidelines have been discussed below under this article.

Email Verification Email Scam is a spam mail campaign that is designed by the scammers or cyber criminal to look like official letters and also such letters include some website link where users are asked to enter their sensitive information like as login ids, passwords, bank account numbers, credit card details, social security numbers and other similar information. Scammer behind this email tries to trick recipients into providing their login credentials for Roundcube email client. Since, it is a scam and you must need to ignore the message.

The main purpose of this phishing email is to trick users into believing that they need to verify their email account otherwise they are unable to use it. To do so, users are advised to click on the “Confirm Now” link and provide their login credentials. Simply said, cyber criminals send this scam emails with an aim to steal Roundcube email accounts. Such stolen accounts could be misused to deceive other people into transferring money, send email, campaign to other people, steal identities and for other malicious purposes.

Moreover, this nasty Trojan virus can also replicate into your system and distribute its own copies to different files and folders. This virus can also steal your personal and confidential information like as credit card details, telephone numbers, IP address, password and many more and send those details directly to hackers for using it in illegal activities and generate income for its creators. So, it is advised to remove Email Verification Email Scam immediately from the PC because none of those companies have anything to do with phishing emails.

How did spam emails affect computer?

Trojans viruses are distributed using various deceptive and phishing techniques. The most popular one of them are spam mail. Like most deceptive emails, malspam campaigns are disguised as official letter from legitimate companies. In most cases, such emails contain some malicious attachments of file that they have downloaded through provided website link. Those malicious file include archive file, executable file, Microsoft Office document and so on. Opening these attachments ask users to enable macros commands. One more click causes the installation of malicious programs that often spread other harmful infections.

How to prevent installation of malware?

Never click on any emails received from unknown/untrustworthy address or the email context seem irrelevant. Use official websites and direct links for any software download. Avoid downloading software from dubious, unofficial websites, using p2p networks, third party downloader’s and so on. Same goes for any software update. Use officially provided tools and functions for such. Moreover, use MS Office updated versions (not older than 2010) which have feature “Protective View” mode that can prevent malicious attachments from downloading various infections.

Remove Email Verification Email Scam

If somehow you get scammed or clicked somewhere on the email, you most probably have some malware inside the PC. The behavior of the malware and the symptoms on the system depends on the type of malware that intrudes. Thus, we recommend you use some reputable antivirus tool such as Spyhunter that scan the PC for viruses and remove Email Verification Email Scam and other malicious process from the machine.

Text presented in the Email verification email phishing scam:

Subject: Email Notification

Dear users,

Email verification is required to continue using this email!

Confirm Now

Note: You must verify your account using webmail before the next signin to your account to avoid access denied

Sincerely

Antimalware Details And User Guide

Click Here For Windows Click Here For Mac

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 Email Verification Email Scam:

Remove the related items of Email Verification 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 Email Verification 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 (Email Verification 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 Email Verification 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 Email Verification 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 Email Verification 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 Email Verification 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 Email Verification 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.