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If you see a webpage like the above, have faith in TotalAV for Mac to detect any viruses, and if you continually see the message you may need to consult our help article on removing browser hijackers. They certainly wonвЂ™t emphasise points with exclamation marks, these are obvious signs of scams and scareware at work. That isnвЂ™t the case anymore, and sadly, there are many scareware pages out there like the above which inject themselves into web browsers so they randomly open, or open every time the browser is first opened.ДЄpple and MacOS will never use language like seen in the screenshot above.

For a long time, the virus and scareware developers didnвЂ™t build scams or malware for MacOS because it wasnвЂ™t a big enough target. Apple Support ScamДЄ number of Apple Mac users moved over to Mac because of its perceived inability to get viruses. If Amazon have any issues with your devices, your orders or your account in general you will be alerted having logged in. If you see websites like this which offer tech support for Amazon, close them, and login to your Amazon account the normal way via an Amazon app or by visiting. Often the scareware websites promises help in setup of a new device or says the activation of a new device has failed, and makes scary threats like вЂњYour Amazon account has been temporarily suspendedвЂќ which scares users into phoning the numbers on screen. Scareware websites relating to Amazon have become commonplace, what with the wide adoption of Amazon devices, such as Alexa smart speakers and Fire TVвЂ™s. If, when you re-open your browser, it prompts you to choose whether you want to open webpages that were previously open, select вЂNo thanksвЂ™. To be safe, run an antivirus scan with TotalAV or equivalent before opening your web browser back up. If you ever see a message like the above, where it reports of viruses or infections, and it seems like you canвЂ™t remove the message try pressing the Ctrl key + W, this will close down any window on Microsoft Windows.

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These pages have been found to use other tricks to scare users, such as opening in full screen making it seem like the prompt cannot be closed until the phone number is called, or a fake mouse moving around within the browser window making it seem like the computer is being controlled by a hacker. Microsoft does not warn customers of viruses like this. If you have seen a webpage like above, where it looks like an official Microsoft webpage in the background and a dialogue box appears over the top telling you in one way or another you have viruses, then this is a tech support scam. In 2020 weвЂ™ve seen the following scareware tactics used: Microsoft Tech Support Scams However, if you encounter one and feel safe in copying the website address and sending to us on it would be very much appreciated, and will potentially prevent others from falling prey to the scam. We do our best at TotalAV to block websites like these on TotalAV WebShield, however, the scammers behind them are constantly re-uploading them on different website addresses - its a game of cat and mouse trying to prevent users from ever seeing them.

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How to Report Scams using TotalAV WebShield The developers of scareware websites are well aware many users donвЂ™t know this, and if they make their scareware messages look legitimate its likely viewers will take the bait - after all, no one wants viruses so if they are told they have them, and see a button which promises a solution, theyвЂ™re likely to seek the remedy there and then. In most cases, websites cannot interact with your device in a way which can allow them to determine if your device is or isnвЂ™t infected with viruses.

In some cases these messages inform users their device is locked, and they need to phone a number in order to get tech support - in nearly all cases, this is a tech support scam, and the person on the other end of the phone will connect remotely to the computer, carry out useless tasks which look very technical, and demand huge sums of money to do so - all the while promising to fix a problem that doesnвЂ™t even exist! So how is it possible to decipher real problems from fake scareware ones?ДЇirstly, when browsing the internet a degree of caution is required when clicking links and seeing pop-ups. Scareware takes many forms - sometimes it can be an entire webpage which looks like an official Microsoft, Apple or Google website informing users they have viruses, other times it can be pop-ups, sometimes browser notifications, which inform users they have infections on their device.

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Scareware is a malware tactic that uses social engineering and manipulates victims into thinking they need to download or buy malicious and un-necessary software.