Threat Database Adware '855-524-2270' Pop-Ups

'855-524-2270' Pop-Ups

By GoldSparrow in Adware

The '855-524-2270' alerts in your browser may manifest when the browser is frozen and does not seem to accept commands like switching the tabs and entering a new address. Many users may notice that the '855-524-2270' alerts are shown while the address of the page includes storage.googleapis.com. You may think that the '855-524-2270' notifications are coming from a service associated with Google. However, that is not the case as fake technical support agencies abuse the free cloud storage service provided by Google to cause problems for users. The '855-524-2270' notifications on your screen are hosted on pages that are uploaded to the Google Drive and rigged with bad coding to cause aberrant behavior in your browser.

The '855-524-2270' pop-ups are phishing messages that are stored on a private Google Drive account and should not be mistaken for legitimate alerts from the Google Safe Browsing initiative. The '855-524-2270' pop-ups are designed to fool users into believing that their PCs have sent a distress signal to Google and Microsoft-certified technicians await their call on the 855-524-2270 toll-free phone line. Researchers note that the 855-524-2270 phone line is not operated by staff at Microsoft Corp. Google Inc. should not be associated with the 855-524-2270 phone line even if the address on top of your screen includes storage.googleapis.com. We have seen the '855-524-2270' notifications offer the following text:

'**YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED**
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: 1-855-524-2270'

As stated above, fake technical support agents abused Google Drive to invite users to call 855-524-2270. It is not recommended to make contact with the staff related to the 855-524-2270 toll-free phone line. Con artists might convince users who call 855-524-2270 to subscribe to a premium computer support service for hundreds of dollars. The '855-524-2270' messages may claim that your PC is infected, but that is not true. We should note that there are browser hijacking add-ons that may redirect users to phishing domains associated with the '855-524-2270' pop-ups. However, the bad add-ons linked to the '855-524-2270' alerts are not threats to your security. If you have issues that involve the '855-524-2270' pop-ups consider using a reliable anti-spyware tool to clean your machine and block connections to untrusted domains.

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