5150debil Posted September 15, 2023 ID:1589057 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Had popups and yes fell right into it called support number was o long time before started questioning info in another post suggested getting log files see attached mbst-grab-results.zip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution David H. Lipman Posted September 15, 2023 Solution ID:1589082 Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) These are not generated from malware on one's PC. They are a kind of of Malicious Advertisements (aka; malvertisement) that either exist as a web page that may be presented when visiting various web sites or may exist as Push Notifications. Since they alert one to a condition that does not exist, they are called FakeAlerts and are a kind of Tech Support Scam. Did you call the number and did you provide a Credit Card, etc. ? Please reference the below Malwarebytes Labs article on Browser Push Notifications. Look for the section "How do I disable them?" Browser push notifications: a feature asking to be abused Google Chrome: Turn notifications on or off - Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox: Web Push notifications in Firefox Microsoft Edge: Manage website notifications in Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Customize website notifications in Safari on Mac FakeAlert Examples: Spoiler Edited September 15, 2023 by David H. Lipman Edited for content, clarity, spelling and/or grammar 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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