Remove WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP Scam from PC

Simple steps to delete WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP Scam

WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP Scam claims that a system is blocked or infected due to suspicious activity and provides a telephone number for support. Actually, it is a fake pop-up message which is usually caused by potentially unwanted programs installed on the computer. It acts as a tech support scam and aims to convince users to call on the provided number so hackers could establish remote access to the PC or pay money for some unnecessary software.

Moreover, WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP Scam is a scam message saying that Windows has been blocked in an attempt to blackmail users to contact bogus Microsoft tech support experts by calling the displayed telephone number. It is important to know that by having remote access to a system, scammers could access all information stored on it or even install some malware on it like ransomware, Trojan type malware, crypto mining malware etc.

The main reason why you encounter pop-up on your browser is adware that might intrude along with other software. These apps modify the system and browser settings to cause browser redirect to unknown, suspicious site which might open up the said pop-up or redirect to other shady sites containing the scam. The scam page warns the visitors that their PC was infected due to unsafe browsing via pornographic websites.

Along with redirects to WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP Scam pages, unwanted programs like adware and browser hijackers deliver numerous advertisements diminishing browser experience appreciably. Moreover, various system and user information like IP addresses, visited URLs, viewed pages, search queries is recorded by the PUP. Hackers who possess this information may share it with third parties to generate revenue. This share can let to serious privacy issues and even identity theft.

Text in a pop-up window:

Contact-Windows-Support: +1-888-357-5053
Please call us: +1-888-357-5053
Program     Defender.exe
Verified Publisher:     Windows-Defender

Necessary measures:     Contact us immediately so that our technicians can guide you through the process of removing the Phone can lead. Please call us within 5 minutes to prevent Your Computer will be disabled.
Quick Help
Go Back Safety
Prevent additional dialogs.
+1-888-357-5053

Text in the background:

** WARNING-CRITICAL-MESSAGE**
Error # MSWindows-77X1
Contact-Windows-Support: +1-888-357-5053 :
Do not ignore this important warning
Windows was blocked due to suspicious activity. Please call us within 5 Minutes to prevent your Computer from being deactivated. The following information may be lost:

1. Passwords
   2.  Browsing History
   3. Sensitive information (credit cards)
   4.  Files  on the  hard drive  

Do not ignore this critical warning if you close this page, your Computer access disabled to prevent further damage to our network  .
Contact-Windows-Support:
+1-888-357-5053

How did PUAs install on my PC?

In most cases, users download and install potentially unwanted applications unintentionally – when developers distribute them by using bundling method. When you are installing application, just by clicking the next button, you are more prone to install unwanted programs along with the original app. Such consequences can be avoided by selecting the advanced or custom installation settings. Once you reach them you can unmark all unwanted additional options offered by the authors. Quite often users download or install programs without checking aforementioned settings. In some cases, unwanted downloads ort installations can be caused by clicking on deceptive ads that are designed to execute certain scripts.

Remove WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP Scam

Complete removal has been described below in step by step manner. Follow it so that you will not find any trouble while performing virus removal process. You can also install Spyhunter which is an automatic malware removal tool that has the ability to delete WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP Scam and all PUAs immediately from the system.

Threat summary

Name: WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP Scam

Type: Scam, Phishing, Tech Support Fraud

Short Description: Displays a fake BSOD error warning type of message asking you to call the scammers to fix a problem with your computer.

Symptoms: Your computer may become sluggish and the browser may be blocked by the message.

Fake Claim: Windows has been blocked due to suspicious activity

Disguise: Microsoft website

Distribution methods: rogue online pop-up ads, unreliable websites, freeware and shareware and many more.

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

Removal: Both manual as well as automatic removal guide have been discussed below under this post.

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 WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP Scam:

Remove the related items of WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP 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 WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP 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 (WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP 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 WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP 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 WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP 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 WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP 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 WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP 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 WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE POP-UP 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.

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