Threat Database Adware 'Error Code: 001-076-242' Pop-Ups

'Error Code: 001-076-242' Pop-Ups

By GoldSparrow in Adware

The 'Error Code: 001-076-242' pop-up windows that feature the title 'IMPORTANT NOTICE' are associated with untrusted pages on the Open web. Computer security researchers alert that the 'Error Code: 001-076-242' pop-ups are not to be trusted. The 'IMPORTANT NOTICE' warnings that state activity related to the 'Error Code: 001-076-242' was detected on your system are fake security messages. The 'Error Code: 001-076-242' warnings can be found on pages like 31mar.oss-app-southeast-2.aliyuncs.com, which feature odd names and prevent users from leaving the page. The 'Error Code: 001-076-242' alerts are hosted on insecure sites used to promote technical support service associated with the 800-958-217 toll-free phone line. Computer users may be redirected to 31mar.oss-app-southeast-2.aliyuncs.com and similar locations by clicking on corrupted ads, banners shown by adware and misleading promotions on low-quality online stores. We have seen the 'Error Code: 001-076-242' pop-up windows offer the following statement:

'ERR0R C0DE : 001-076-242
Softlayer Technologies inc. has detected some suspicious activity from your IP address.
Cydoor Spyware may have caused a security breach at your network location.

Y0UR PERS0NAL AND FINANCIAL INF0RMATI0N MIGHT BE AT RISK.Call Toll Free 1-800-958-217.

Please contact MICR0S0FT CERTIFIED technician to rectify the issue.
Please do not open internet browser for your security issue to avoid data corruption on your registery of your operating system.
Please contact MICR0S0FT CERTIFIED technicians at Toll Free HelpLine:1-800-958-217

PLEASE D0 N0T SHUT D0WN 0R RESTART Y0UR C0MPUTER,D0ING THAT MAY
LEAD T0 DATA L0SS AND FAILURE 0F 0PERATING SYSTEM,HENCE N0N
B00TABLE SITUATI0N RESULTING C0MPLETE DATA L0SS.
C0NTACT ADMINISTRAT0R DEPARTMENT T0 RES0LVE THE ISSUE 0N
***********************************
T0LL FREE 1-800-958-217'

SoftLayer Technologies. Inc. is a legitimate company dedicated to hosting service that is not related to the 800-958-217 phone line. The name of the company is mentioned in the 'Error Code: 001-076-242' message box to invite trust and boost the credibility of the alert on your screen. The tag 'Cydoor Spyware' may refer to the Cydoor adware, which is not a threat to your financial information, personal details, and social media profiles. The 'Error Code: 001-076-242' warnings are meant to scare users and urge them to call the 800-958-217 phone line for help. You may be suggested that the 800-958-217 toll-free phone line offers support from certified computer technicians, but that is not true. The 800-958-217 phone number is not operated by a legitimate business.

Con artists use the 800-958-217 phone line to contact CP users who stumbled upon the 'Error Code: 001-076-242' message. Their goal is to lure users into transferring a fee of 300 or 400 USD to their bank account for removing the 'Cydoor Spyware' on their computers. Needless to say, these practices are not employed by authorized computer support agents, and you should not call 800-958-217. You can remove software that may redirect you to pages like 31mar.oss-app-southeast-2.aliyuncs.com linked to the 'Error Code: 001-076-242' pop-ups with the help of a trusted anti-malware scanner.

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