Windows 10: New Pop-Up: Real or Fake?

Hello, I've been using an Acer laptop for some time now running Windows 10, and Kaspersky and Google Chrome are some notable applications. Recently I began receiving two pop-ups while on Chrome warning me of not having wifi and telling me my wifi has been restored. Notably, I have only seen it while on Facebook pages so I wondered if it was a newer Facebook feature. I was looking to find out if these pop-ups were legitimate or if I should be worried they are part of some adware/malware. I will provide a more detailed description of the two messages below. Thank you and please get back to me at your earliest convenience.


Message 1 No Wifi: A small black message box is displayed in the bottom right corner of the page. From left to right it displays a wifi icon with a line through it Grey Color, a message reading "You are currently offline." White Color, a message reading "Refresh" Blue Color, and a Grey circle with a White X in it Meant to close the message.


Message 2 Wifi: A small black message box is displayed in the bottom right corner of the page. From left to right it displays a wifi icon Green Color, a message reading "Your internet connection was restored." White Color, and a Grey circle with a White X in it Meant to close the message.

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YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED - Real or Fake?!

As already mentioned:

All these kind of pop-ups/alerts are fake warnings - scams. Never ever call these numbers.

Please read:
Beware of Phony Tech Support Scams

Normally you just close your browser:
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2014/11/psa-tech-support-scams-pop-ups-on-the-rise/

You might want to run a quick scan with your Anti-Virus program.

In case you keep on getting these fake alerts:

Follow the steps provided here: Remove Tech Support Scam pop-up (Call For Support Scam)

Suggestion to read:

• Scam Pop-Ups: What You Need to Know

• Avoiding technical support scams
• Tech Support Scams – Help & Resource Page
• Best Practices for Safe Computing - Prevention of Malware Infection

You might want to report this to Microsoft (but you don't have to):
http://support.microsoft.com/reportascam

and you might want to watch:

Fake Tech Support Scams – video from the MS Digital Crimes Unit

 

Is this apps fake or real??

You are talking about android is Nova launcher available in windows phone if not what the link is all about :-

http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=41eadc36-b115-4d4c-a2d4-314137a491f9

Is this app fake or real if its fake please report to microsoft

 

nokia n95 8gb - real or a fake?

hi. just curious as to why the IMEI number has been deleted? i thought that if you have the IMEI number that it can help verify if this phone is real or fake.

in regards to the version firmware that is in this phone, is it the latest? the seller claims that the phone is brand new and unused. is this true?

ps. what programmes and software should i be looking for in a real nokia n95 8gb? which programmes and software are missing from the fake nokia n95 8gb?

cheers.

Message Edited by on 06-Aug-2008 10:42 PM