'Your Computer May Have A Virus' Pop-Ups

The 'Your Computer May Have A Virus' pop-up windows that may scare some Web surfers should not be interpreted as legitimate security notifications from an AV vendor or any browser developer. The 'Your Computer May Have A Virus' pop-up alerts are the product of questionable marketing decisions from Web designers who promote software products by hxxps://pckeeper[.]com — Essentware S. A. We are not sure if Essentware S. A. is aware that the 'Your Computer May Have A Virus' alerts feature a disturbing text and Web surfers are redirected to insecure pages. The 'Your Computer May Have A Virus' messages are styled to look as legitimate cybersecurity alerts and lead users to install a potentially modified copy of PCKeeper Live by Essentware S. A. We have seen the 'Your Computer May Have A Virus' pop-ups display the following text:

'Your Computer May Have A Virus!
Your Location: [YOUR CITY]
Operating System: [YOUR WINDOWS VERSION]
IP address: [YOUR REAL IP]
How to Remove:
Step 1: Click on the button below to download and install PCKeeper.
Step 2: Run PCKeeper and remove all detected threats immediately.
Seeing these pop-up's means that you may - have a virus installed on your computer which puts the security of your personal data at a serious risk. Its strongly advised — that you get this fixed ASAP before you - continue.
Possible network damages from potential threats: UNKNOWN
Your Data Exposed to Risk:
1. Your credit card details-end banking information.
2. Your e-mail password and other account passwords.
3. Your Facebook, Skype, AIM, and other chat apps.
4. Your private photos, family photos, and other sensitive files.
5. Your webcam could be accessed remotely by stalkers.
Remove Threats Now?
[Yes|BUTTON] [No|BUTTON]'

It is not the first time that we mention products by Essentware S. A. being promoted through questionable pop-ups. We have covered the 'Your Computer is heavily damaged! (33.2%)' Pop-Ups a few weeks before reports of the 'Your Computer May Have A Virus' alerts surfaced on forums online. The PCKeeper Live program is promoted to clean junk files and fix severe system problems. The app is deemed safe to use, but the pages that host the 'Your Computer May Have A Virus' advertisements may lead users to install a corrupted copy of PCKeeper. It is recommended to download programs from their official site and block apps from insecure sources. AV scanners and Web filters might generate warnings related to the 'Your Computer May Have A Virus' messages that include the following detection names:

• PUP.Optional.PCKeeper
• Program.Unwanted.1599
• Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
• Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
• W32/S-a9d9ed1f!Eldorado
• malicious (moderate confidence)