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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Remove Computernotices.net Fake Pop-up Alert - Remove 1-855-692-9288 Pop-up Phone Scam

Infected with Computernotices.net? How frustrated.


If you have Computernotices.net on your computer, you may have the same experience like below:

I was on google chrome surfing and clicked on a site , then this Computernotices.net came up. I called this number but was told it will cost to get a support (upgrading ?)...I am using my work PC and this is Saturday morning.
Can I wait until Monday and contact my IP ? Is it safe to shut off my computer and hope my personal and corporate information will be OK?


Computernotices.net is a malicious site which can be classified as an adware infection. Computernotices.net is designed to prevent access to sites that redirect users or perform actions to trick users into calling the scammer and purchasing misleading applications or tech support service. Once gets into the computer, Computernotices.net will compromise your browser and modify browser setting. When you surf the Internet, Computernotices.net is capable to redirect you to its own domain. It detects a fake antivirus scan page that displays false virus scan results. Computernotices.net will display bogus message which is designed to mislead users into thinking that their computer has serious problems that must be fixed by paying for a license of the software. Computernotices.net performs fake scans of the hard disk and then report multiple non-existent threats.



To remove the threats, Computernotices.net tells the user to call the number 1-855-692-9288 to get help. If you call the fake help number, you will connect to the salesman who will ask you to purchase a license for the software which may amount to anything from forty to one a hundred dollars plus, depending on whether a "support" package is purchased or not. Of course the software and any support packages offered are bogus and will offer no help whatsoever in cleaning up the problem or protecting against any other threats. You should not believe in the scam. It is suggested to remove Computernotices.net from the computer as soon as possible to avoid further damage. It is better to scan your computer with a powerful anti-spyware program like Spyhunter to check out the problem and remove viruses.

How to remove Computernotices.net


Method 1: Manual removal


Step 1: Stop related running processes in Windows Task Manager first.

Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.



Step 2: Remove any infection related program from Control Panel.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
3. Remove the related programs.





Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Uninstall related programs.


Windows 8

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type in control panel and click OK.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the related programs.



Step 3: Remove Computernotices.net from your browsers.

Reset Internet Explorer




Reset Google Chrome





Reset Mozilla Firefox





Step 4: Show all hidden files and clean all the malicious files.

(1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.
(2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).


Step 5: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all related registry entries.
(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)




Method  2:  Remove with SpyHunter

It is safe and easy to remove  Computernotices.net by Spyhunter.

Step 1: Click the following button to download SpyHunter.



Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.




Step 3: Scan the computer and delete all threats.

Note: To keep  Computernotices.net on the computer is not a wise choice. This infection can bring in many other potentially virus and damage. Install Spyhunter can help you remove  Computernotices.net and also protect your computer.

(Gary)

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