'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' Pop-Ups
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The 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' alerts are pop-ups, which can be extremely frustrating to deal with. Some users report that they have had to close their entire Web browser, as they could not rid themselves of the 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' pop-ups otherwise.
The goal of the 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' alerts is to mislead users into believing that there is a threat present on their systems, and it would only get worse if they do not take care of it immediately. As you can tell from the name, it is likely that the 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' pop-ups are trying to imply that the supposed threat present on the users' computers are due to them browsing websites hosting pornographic content. It is likely that this is a part of the social engineering tricks used by the operators of the 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' tactic. Shaming users into believing that they might have infected their systems due to browsing adult content might intimidate some users into complying with the demands of the con artists. The activity of the 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' tactic is likely to be linked either to the propagation of a dodgy anti-virus tool or with the promotion of an overly expensive, useless technical support service.
With the emerging of the 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' tactic, it would appear that con artists are reaching new markets, namely Apple users. The 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM WINDOWS' is a tactic that targets Windows users, and it has been around for more than a year. The creators of the 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' tactic have tailored the bogus alert to look like a legitimate notification from OSX. This makes the fake alerts appear genuine.
The conmen responsible for the 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' tactic try to convince users to contact technical support that is meant to help them resolve the issues on their computers. The phone numbers that users are referred to are '855-550-6155' and '8667265620.' It is likely that users who call the phone numbers of the fraudsters will be provided with additional fake information regarding the health and safety of their computers. The authors of the scheme will likely try to convince users to subscribe to the bogus technical support service they are promoting. They also may attempt to sell a useless anti-virus software suite.
If you see the 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' pop-ups, do not trust their content and ignore their messages. It is best to close the website that the 'PORNOGRAPHIC VIRUS ALERT FROM APPLE' alert appeared on immediately and avoid the shady page in the future.
