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'DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY UNTIL YOU KNOW SAFE SIDE INSTRUCTIONS' Pop-Ups

The 'DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY UNTIL YOU KNOW SAFE SIDE INSTRUCTIONS' pop-up messages in your Internet browser should not be trusted. Con artists are behind the 'DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY UNTIL YOU KNOW SAFE SIDE INSTRUCTIONS' messages that may appear on your screen when you load content from domains such as crown-banking[.]info/chrome/index.html#, mcafeeactivatekey[.]wordpress[.]com and nortonretailcard[.]blogspot[.]com. The domains mentioned before are blacklisted by most Web filtering services because they promoted fake technical support services on the 1-888-335-6754 and the 1-855-401-8111 toll-free phone lines. PC users who stumbled upon the 'DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY UNTIL YOU KNOW SAFE SIDE INSTRUCTIONS' pop-up windows reported that they could not switch between tabs and a disturbing alert was presented on their screen. The 'DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY UNTIL YOU KNOW SAFE SIDE INSTRUCTIONS' alerts are observed to offer the following text:

'Your computer is in blocked state.
SYSTEM WARNING: DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY UNTIL YOUR KNOW SAFE SIDE INSTRUCTIONS.
For safety instructions immediately call on the support number, a Microsoft Super Technician is waiting to guide you to safeguard your system.
You must not avoid this warning, as this is very critical infection. Microsoft Super Technicians are level 9 technicians which are expertise in resolving these kind of issues.
THIS CALL IS A TOLL FREE CALL'

AV shields and Web filtering services may generate security warnings when you load crown-banking[.]info/chrome/index.html#, mcafeeactivatekey[.]wordpress[.]com and nortonretailcard[.]blogspot[.]com. You may notice the following detection names:

  • BehavesLike.HTML.Ramnit.mq
  • HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic
  • HTML.Trojan-Ransom.TechSupportScam.Q
  • Html.Troj.Ransom!c
  • JS.Z.Agent.83416.AB
  • JS:FakeAlert-J [Trj]
  • Script/Trojan.be0
  • Suspicious_GEN.F47V1002
  • Trojan.HTML.FakeAlert
  • Trojan.Html.Blocker.eizygn
  • Trojan.RansomKD.12451923

The messages from crown-banking[.]info/chrome/index.html#, mcafeeactivatekey[.]wordpress[.]com and nortonretailcard[.]blogspot[.]com are designed to confuse and scare users. Additionally, the con artists are using "pop-up loops" and scripts that cause Web clients to become unresponsive. That way, many users may be inclined to believe the text on the 'DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY UNTIL YOU KNOW SAFE SIDE INSTRUCTIONS' pop-ups and choose to call the toll-free phone line listed on their screen for help. However, numbers like 1-888-335-6754 and 1-855-401-8111 are not managed by Microsoft Corp., and you should avoid making calls to these phone lines. You can terminate the browser's process via the task manager and resume your online session. If you continue to experience the 'DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY UNTIL YOU KNOW SAFE SIDE INSTRUCTIONS' alerts run a security scan with a reliable instrument and proceed to remove unwanted objects.

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