'Activation Security Warning' Pop-Ups

If you are a user who tends to browse unsafe websites and low-quality pages often, such as illicit streaming platforms or sites hosting torrents, you are likely to encounter the ‘Activation Security Warning’ pop-ups. The goal of the ‘Activation Security Warning’ pop-ups is to trick users into believing that they are viewing an alert from a genuine anti-malware application.

The ‘Activation Security Warning’ pop-ups are likely to imitate the design of well-known security vendors to appear legitimate. The ‘Activation Security Warning’ pop-ups would claim that the user’s computer has been compromised by a threat. Con-artists commonly use social engineering tricks, like the ones responsible for the ‘Activation Security Warning’ pop-ups, to pressure users into pursuing action immediately. This is done by claiming that unless the users take care of the issues immediately, they risk the health and safety of their systems. The ‘Activation Security Warning’ pop-ups would provide the users with a phone number, which they are instructed to call to receive professional technical support – ‘+1-844-514-8111.’ However, this is a scheme, and you should ignore the instructions of the conmen behind the ‘Activation Security Warning’ pop-ups, certainly. It is likely that the con-artists would either try to sell you a bogus, overpriced security tool, or offer you to subscribe for useless and expensive technical support.

Be very wary when you browse low-quality websites and make sure your computer is protected by a genuine anti-virus suite.