Advancecomputerzone.online

The Advancecomputerzone.online domain is untrusted and connected to a phishing campaign that aims to promote fake technical support services on the +44-800-090-3843 toll-free phone line. The page on Advancecomputerzone.online resembles the legitimate technical assistance page on Support.microsoft.com operated by Microsoft. However, the +44-800-090-3843 phone number on Advancecomputerzone.online is not associated with the staff at the Microsoft Corp. Fake technical support companies may use altered screenshots of Support.microsoft.com, embed trademarked images into their phishing campaigns, and pretend to offer help to users.

Researchers alert that the services at Advancecomputerzone.online are not to be trusted. Web filters like Sucuri, Websense Threatseeker, and Google Safebrowsing block access to phishing content at Advancecomputerzone.online. However, the Advancecomputerzone.online domain has several clones registered on the 107.180.50.184 IP address which are:

• Advancecomputerpro.online
• Advancecomputerstar.online
• Advancecomputerstudio.online
• Advancecomputerzone.online
• Advancecomputerweb.online

The clones correspond to several toll-free phone lines operated by the same fake computer support company. All the pages listed above are equipped with a JavaScript that might freeze your browser and keep a message on your screen until you close the browser using the Windows Task Manager. The messages by Advancecomputerzone.online and its clones may mention alerts such as 'Error#SL9DW61' and 'Error#268D3'. The Advancecomputer[random word].online pop-ups may present the following text on your browser surface:

'**YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED
Error#268D3/Error#SL9DW61
Please call us immediately at: +44-800-090-3843 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 our engineers can walk you through the removal process over the phone. Please call us within the next 5 minutes to prevent your computer from being disabled.
Toll Free: +44-800-090-3843'

As stated above, the clones of Advancecomputerzone.online correspond to several phone lines. We have found out that Web surfers may be directed to call any of the following phone numbers:

• +888-328-0471
• +888-328-0471
• +888-417-0191
• +44-800-090-3843
• +61-1800-940-863

Do not call the numbers above and pay attention to the details when a page shows a security alert associated with your IP address. You will not be provided with help from the operators on the phone lines listed above. Con artists might claim that your computer is infected and suggest a solution that involves paying a subscription fee. Keep your browser and AV up-to-date and consider installing a reputable anti-spyware solution that can improve your security and block connections to sites like Advancecomputerzone.online. AV software that detects phishing messages on the page you loaded may bring up a security notification that mentions:

• HTML.Trojan-Stealer.Phish.AR
• HTML/Phish-SiteFraud
• HTML/Phishing.Gen
• JS.LockPage.21
• Js.Phish.Gen!c
• Mal/Phish-A
• PWS:HTML/Phish.HM
• Rogue:JS/TechBrolo.A