Windows 10: pop-up scam

So I recently switched back to Edge(maybe 3-4 days ago) because Chrome is giving me audio issues. Anyway, I was browsing the news feed and clicked an article which I don't remember the title, but was talking about Ted Cruz and his native American ancestry. So I clicked on it, I had clicked 4-5 other stories before this, and when I did it took me to the page. I was reading on and it says he's like 1.5% or something like that, but I was reading.... then about 2-3 minutes later, my browser gets redirected and loads up a malicious scam page that has a perma-pop-up that's asking me for my username and password(lol, I don't think so). I ended up having to close the browser through the Task Manager, and even that wasn't easy because the popup kept taking the window focus. But either way, this seems counter-intuitive to the behavior expected. Then once I got edge closed, it re-opened on the same scam pop-up site, so I rinse and repeat the process. Is the Edge news feed not vetted for things like this? I mean I know I'm not infected or anything like that, but it kind of worries me in other ways. It also appears the article has been taken down, but I wanted to ask the question and post a SS of the scam site so maybe it can be added to your web reputation list.



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Possible virus or scam

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/

How to Open Windows Task Manager

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

 

Scam?

No, that's not a Microsoft phone number.

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

Please read:

• Beware of Phony Tech Support Scams
• Tech support scams persist with increasingly crafty techniques - Microsoft Secure

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

In case you keep on getting these fake alerts:

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

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

 

scam pop up

It may be that you have adware on your system. Check the list of installed programs on this pg. associated with this, to see if it applies.

"Uninstall the adware program that is responsible for the Your Windows drivers seem to be out-of-date pop-up ads"

Remove “Your Windows drivers seem to be out-of-date” Ads

Additional info. re tech support scams

Beware of Phony Emails & Tech Support Scams

Tech Support Scams use new Tricks to Hold Browsers Hostage