Threat Database Adware '+61 (1800) 893-775' Pop-Ups

'+61 (1800) 893-775' Pop-Ups

By GoldSparrow in Adware

The '+61 (1800) 893-775' pop-ups that may look very similar to the support page of Microsoft are phishing messages associated with illegitimate computer support agents. The '+61 (1800) 893-775' phishing messages are known to be hosted on several domains including Browseralertsystems.online and compromised pages dedicated to computer hardware. Security experts advise against calling phone numbers like +61 (1800) 893-775 that are operated by technicians that claim to be employed by the Microsoft Corp. Typically, the fake experts on the +61 (1800) 893-775 phone line strive to convince the user to install a remote desktop client to help fix the 'Error #268D3' problem.

The 'Error #268D3' term is not used by Microsoft to flag problems with Windows. Web surfers can see the 'Error #268D3' mentioned on many phishing messages that are designed to make the user believe there may be a threat on the PC. The '+61 (1800) 893-775' pop-ups suggest users that their computers are infected with threats. Researchers provided the following example of the phishing message associated with the +61 (1800) 893-775 phone line:

As you can see, the '+61 (1800) 893-775' notification says:

'**YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED**
Error #268D3
Please, call us immediately at: +61 (1800) 893-775
Do not ignore this critical alert.
If you close this page, your computer access will be disabled to prevent further damage to our network.
Your computer has alerted us that it has been infected with a virus and spyware. The following information is being stolen...
Facebook Login
Credit Card Details
Email Account Login
Photos stored on this computer
You must contact us immediately, so that out engineers can walk you through the removal process over the phone. Please call us in the next 5 minutes to prevent your computer from being disabled.
Toll-Free +61 (1800) 893-775'

There are cases when the '+61 (1800) 893-775' alerts are preceded by 'Authentication Required' dialog boxes saying that you need to provide a username and a password to benefit from help on the +61 (1800) 893-775 phone line. The 'Authentication Required' dialogs on Browseralertsystems.online look like this:

Users should remain calm because there is no reason to feel threatened and they should not call +61 (1800) 893-775. We should note that browser hijacking software may travel incorporated with freeware bundles and redirect users to pages like Browseralertsystems.online forcibly. You should contact your system administrator if you have a suspicion that your PC has a security breach. You may wish to consider using a reliable anti-malware tool to scan and clean your machine.

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