Threat Database Browser Hijackers 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' Pop-Ups

'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' Pop-Ups

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

The 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' pop-ups are shown on the screen of users that have installed a program that displays a lock screen. The program at hand is deemed as badware and is designed to load a lock screen on your desktop. The 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' lock- screen can block your access to shortcuts on your desktop, the start menu and tray notification area. Computer users should be able to access the Windows Task Manager and kill the app responsible for the 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' pop-up message. The app may have a random name and run as a system service.

You might have installed the badware associated with the 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' with a freeware bundle downloaded from an untrusted software deployment platform. Security experts alert that the 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' messages should not be trusted, and you need to avoid calling any phone lines listed on your screen. The 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' pop-ups are known to promote fake technical support services on the 844-879-7840 phone line. A quick search on Google uncovers that the 844-879-7840 phone line is operated by TCS Worldwide Services, an independent technical support company advertised on Tcsworldwideservices.us.

However, TCS Worldwide Services should not be mistaken for Tata Consultancy Services found at www.tcs.com. The fake technical support agents on Tcsworldwideservices.us even registered their office to the same address of buildings part of Tata Consultancy Services to make users think that they represent them. That is not true, and you should abstain from calling 844-879-7840 and other phone numbers listed on the 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' lock screen. The 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' message may say:

'Microsoft has detected some suspicious activity on this computer. All access to this device has been revoked due to a network security breach. Attackers might attempt to steal personal information, banking details, emails, passwords and other files on this system.
Please contact a Microsoft certified technician on 1-844-879-7840.'

The lock screen might provide a quick launch option for Internet Explorer and Edge depending on the infected PC. The quick launch icon may be placed in the top right corner and lead users to a phishing portal and a downland page for a remote desktop tool like LogMeIn and TeamViewer. These two apps are favored by con artists that wish to connect to your PC remotely and simulate a virus infection. The typical scenario involves suggesting the users that they are infected with a severe threat, presentation of error reports via the Windows Event Viewer and finally—welcoming the user to subscribe to a support plan. If we take a look at the subscription plans found on Tcsworldwideservices.us/plans.aspx it should be evident that the con artists are likely to suggest users to pay hundreds of dollars for their PCs to be 'repaired.'

Specialists advise against downloading software from untrusted pages to avoid the badware that shows the 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' lock screen. The 'Microsoft has detected suspicious activity' message may be loaded on your desktop on reboot, and you should use an anti-spyware tool to clean your PC.

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