'866-344-4315' Pop-Up

PC security researchers have received reports of the '866-344-4315' pop-up, an annoying pop-up message that is linked to a technical support tactic. The '866-344-4315' pop-up may claim that the affected computer is in danger of virus or Trojan infections. The '866-344-4315' pop-up strongly urges computer users to call the 1-866-344-4315 phone number in order to receive help in solving this supposed security breach. The '866-344-4315' pop-up is not associated with any type of legitimate technical support service, or with Microsoft or Windows. This is a known tactic that involves tricking inexperienced computer users into calling this phone number and then being prompted to disclose their financial information or install a Remote Access Tool (RAT) on their computer. Computer users should ignore all content in the '866-344-4315' pop-up and avoid interacting with this advertisement or with similar pop-up messages.

The '866-344-4315' Pop-Up and Similar Technical Support Tactics

The '866-344-4315' pop-up is part of a social engineering attack. This means that the '866-344-4315' pop-up may try to take advantage of inexperienced computer users by tricking them into taking specific actions that are against their best interest. The main objective of the '866-344-4315' pop-up and similar pop-ups is to take money from inexperienced computer users by tricking them into disclosing their banking or credit card information. The '866-344-4315' pop-up may claim to be a legitimate message associated with Microsoft. These kinds of tactics may try to convince the computer user to call a specific phone number. A fake technical support specialist may try to convince the computer user to pay a substantial amount for these bogus technical support services (which may involve disclosing credit card information or similar data). As part of the fake technical support service, the computer user may be prompted to install a RAT (Remote Access Tool). Although RATs may be used in legitimate technical support situations to help a technical support specialist to control the affected computer from an outside location, it also may be used by third parties to gain access to computers.

The '866-344-4315' Pop-Up is Closely Related to a Potentially Unwanted Program

Pop-ups like the '866-344-4315' pop-up may be associated with PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs). PUPs are considered low-level threats that may be problematic but are not as destructive or difficult to remove as viruses, Trojans and other threats. PUPs do pose a threat to computer user's security and have been associated with various hoaxes, including the '866-344-4315' Pop-Up and similar fake technical support tactics. PC security analysts have noted that most PUPs may be installed as Web browser extensions or add-ons and may be designed to take over a Web browser and force it to visit certain Websites or display certain content automatically. In this case, the PUP may make the affected Web browser to display the '866-344-4315' pop-up. The '866-344-4315' pop-up may also appear on certain Websites and may not always indicate the presence of a PUP but, rather, a problem with the Website itself. PUPs linked to the '866-344-4315' pop-up may be associated with numerous other symptoms on affected Web browsers, including the following:

• PUPs associated with the '866-344-4315' pop-up may be linked to performance problems on affected Web browsers, including crashing, slowing down or freezing of the affected PC.
• PUPs linked to the '866-344-4315' pop-up may alter the affected Web browser, often changing its default homepage and search engine, and lowering its security settings (making it more vulnerable to threats or other PUPs).
• Apart from the '866-344-4315' pop-up, PUPs may cause Web browsers to display numerous other pop-up advertisements and other unwanted advertising material.