Helpforhelp.xyz

Helpforhelp.xyz is used to promote fake technical support services on the 855-777-4773 phone line. The Helpforhelp.xyz site hosts phishing messages that may be displayed by adware and compromised pages. Helpforhelp.xyz is labeled as untrusted by several Web filters including services like Websense ThreatSeeker, Google Safebrowsing and SCUMWARE.org. Security analysts report that Helpforhelp.xyz sports a design that is styled like a BSOD error message and a security alert at the same time. It appears that the makers of Helpforhelp.xyz were not sure which tactic model to use and decided to use a fake BSOD screen and logos from Windows simultaneously.

Web surfers that load content from Helpforhelp.xyz will notice that their browser may freeze and the mouse pointer may move without their command. The Helpforhelp.xyz combines CSS, JavaScript, and an Adobe Flash animation to trick the user into thinking that the computer is infected. Users are provided with two pop-up messages that say:

• Pop-Up №1:

'Windows Defender Says
Customer, your system has detected possible Suspicious Activity.
Please call the toll-free number below for a Microsoft-Certified
technician to help you resolve the issue:
+1 855-777-4773
For your safety, please do not open internet browser to avoid data
corruption to the registry of your operating system.
Please contact support at the toll-free Helpline +1 855-777-4773
PLEASE DO NOT SHUT DOWN OR RESTART THE COMPUTER, DOING
THAT MAY LEAD TO DATA LOSS AND POSSIBLE FAILIURE OF THE
OPERATING SYSTEM, AND POTENTIAL NON BOOTABLE SITUATION
RESULTING IN COMPLETE DATA LOSS. CONTACT MICROSOFT
CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE CALLING TOLL FREE
-+1 855-777-4773
Tollfree Helpline: +1 855-777-4773
Customer, your system has detected possible Suspicious Activity.
Please call the toll-free number below for a Microsoft-Certified
technician to help you resolve the issue:
+1 855-777-4773'

• Pop-Up №2:

'Windows Detected Potential Threat
On Your Computer.
Windows Security Essential wasn't able to
block virus. Windows detected potential
threats that might compromise your
privacy or damage your computer.
Error Code: 0x8024402c , windows couldn't
install the definition updates.
More Information & Support Please Contact
SUPPORT: 1-855-777-4773'

You might try to close the browser but the JavaScript embedded into Helpforhelp.xyz will prevent you from doing so. You will need to access the Task Manager and kill the main browser process to remove the Helpforhelp.xyz pop-up windows. While you are trying to deal with the phishing messages on Helpforhelp.xyz, an audio recording will be played in the background. The audio feed is a computerized male voice that says:

'Your system has been infected with spyware. This virus is sending your credit card details, Facebook login and personal emails to hackers remotely. Please call us immediately at the toll-free number listed so that our support engineers can walk you through the removal process over the phone. If you close this page before calling us, we will be forced to disable your computer to prevent further damage to our network. Error number 268d3'

We want to remind you that employees at the Microsoft Corp do not operate the toll-free phone line 855-777-4773. Con artists use pages like Helpforhelp.xyz to lure users into contacting them. The next step in their playbook is to require remote access to your PC. You should not allow the technical support staff on the 855-777-4773 phone line to gain access to your data. They might cause system errors to back up their claim that you are infected with threats and need to pay hundreds of dollars to have it removed.

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