'Your Computer May Be At Risk' Pop-Ups

The 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' pop-up windows that are shown when your browser is frozen should not be trusted. The 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' pop-up notifications are generated on untrusted pages using bad JavaScript code designed to cause errors in your Internet client. The 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' serves as advertisements for technical assistance services via toll-free phone lines, which are not operated by Microsoft certified experts. Experts note that the 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' may blame the process mpctray.exe for security and stability issues you might experience. The process mpctray.exe is associated with MPC Cleaner, which is a legitimate program found on Mpc.am.

Experts note that mpctray.exe is not causing the 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' pop-ups. As mentioned above, untrusted sites are embedded with JavaScript that triggers a dialog box to pop-up and presents the 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' warning on your desktop. The 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' alerts aim to mislead users and incite fear that their computers might be at risk. We have seen several layouts of the 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' pop-up windows that provide various text messages, which you can read below:

• Version 1:
  'WARNING!
  YOURCOMUPTER MAY BE AT RISK:
  CALL: (844)763-5838
  For Emergency tech Support call immediately
  mpctray.exe
  just crashed on your system.
  Call us now for instant premium support
  (844)763-5838'
• Version 2:

'WARNING!
YOUR COMPUTER MAY BE AT RISK:
877-918-1677
For emergency Tech Support call immediately
The system have found (2) viruses that pose a serious threat
Rootkit.Sirefef.Spy ./ Trojan.FakeAV-Download
Your personal and financial information
may not be secured
Call us now for support
877-918-1677'

• Version 3:

WARNING! YOUR COMPUTER MAY BE AT RISK
For emergency Tech Support call immediately
888-491-1431
The system have found (5) viruses that pose a serious trheat:
Trojan.FakeAV-Downlaod
Spyware.banker.ID
Rootkit.Sirefef.Spy
Your personal and financial information may not be secured.
Reccomended:
Call us now for support 888-491-1431'

Licensed technical support staff does not manage the phone lines listed above. The designers of the 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' pop-up windows may use logos and images from Support.Micorosft.com and the official pages of AV vendors to claim credibility and fake partnership with legitimate companies. Computer users that experience the 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' notification need to avoid calls to 888-491-1431, 877-918-1677, and 844-763-5838, which are operated by con artists. Con artists often use details from the 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' pop-ups and public information like your Windows version, IP address, and browser type to pose as 'real experts' and ask for remote desktop access to your PC. Needless to say, you should not follow instructions relayed by staff on the 888-491-1431, 877-918-1677 and 844-763-5838 phone lines. Windows users can block connections to untrusted domains and remove riskware linked to the 'Your Computer May Be At Risk' warnings by installing a credible security suite.