'Windows Anti Hacking Department' Pop-Ups

There has been an increase in bogus notifications prompting computer users to call a fake technical support number. The 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups are among these types of fake notifications. When computer users call the phone number contained in the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups, they may be prompted to give up their credit card information and allow a third party to install a remote access tool on their computers. The 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups are not related in any way to Microsoft or part of Windows. Rather, they are part of a known tactic that involves making money at the expense of inexperienced computer users by taking their credit card information, infecting their computers with threats, and selling them fake security software and services.

The Misleading Tactic Associated with the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' Pop-Ups

Tactics such as the one carried out using the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups have become increasingly common in recent years. The main thing to remember when faced with the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups is that there is no truth to these messages. Computer users should avoid interacting with the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups or calling the phone number included in these bogus notifications. Several elements of the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups are commonly associated with these types of tactics, including the following:

1. The 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups claim to come from a supposed 'Windows Anti Hacking Department,' a non-existent department that supposedly sends security warnings directly to your computer. More experienced computer users may know beforehand that Microsoft or Windows security do not operate in this way and will never send intrusive messages to your computer so that you will contact their technical support. If your Web browser is displaying a pop-up message like 'the Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups claiming that you need to contact a technical support team, this is almost always part of a tactic.
2. When computer users try to close the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups their Web browser may display additional pop-up messages. They may be difficult or impossible to close, or include a fake icon that may cause the computer user to click on the Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups inadvertently. Windows that refuse to close in this manner may be part of tactics; this is a huge red flag that should not be ignored.
3. The text of the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups contains various technical sounding words and fake error message codes to confuse computer users with convoluted, technical sounding language. Do not be confused, there is no truth to any of these messages.

Stopping the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups from Appearing on Your PC

There are a couple of reasons why the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups may appear on your computer. Computer users may be redirected to a Web page containing the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups by an unwanted component on their computers, or this type of unwanted component may cause the pop-up messages themselves. The 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups also may be displayed by poorly regulated advertisement components on websites being visited on the affected computer. In general, if the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups appear only when the computer user visits a particular website, then it is likely that the problem is related to that website; if the problem occurs on the affected Web browser regardless of the content being viewed, then the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups may be caused by an unwanted component installed on the affected PC. These unwanted components, referred to as PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs), may take the form of Web browser extensions or add-ons that should be removed immediately to stop the 'Windows Anti Hacking Department' pop-ups.