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5/13/2016

Removal of 1-800-447-9775 Pop-up Scam

Keep Receiving 1-800-447-9775 Pop-up?


1-800-447-9775 pop-up is such an unwanted ad-supported program that is capable of sneaking into systems via the distribution of a third party (maybe certain bundled program/shareware or superfluous toolbar/plug-in) and playing havoc on the invaded PC/Mac. Accompanied with "Call support: 1-800-447-9775" webpage scam, you may get a weird page with message telling:


"This site says... 
Your computer has been blocked 
error# 268D3 
Please call us immediately at: 1-800-447-9775 
Please do not ignore this critical alert. If you close this page, your computer access will be disabled to prevent further damage to our network...."

Never be taken in!

Your Mood Can be Brought to a New Low


(1) 1-800-447-9775 thing haunts your browser, overriding your webpage without end.
(2) This invader tends to trick you into downloading superfluous applications.
(3) Due to unstoppable pop-ups, you will have trouble navigating through sites.
(4) This phishing pop-up Ad may be followed by other ad generators.
(5) This crap alters relevant settings and take a hand in your browsing.
(6) You could be rerouted to other misleading sites flooded with security risks or drive-by downloads.

Do not Keep 1-800-447-9775 for Any Longer


Whatever you do, never call the number given. Or you will be asked for a payment, usually in multiple hundreds of US dollars. What's worse, you might be deceived into granting unknown remote control of your system, conceivably get a "backdoor" granting criminals unfettered ability to harvest any or all the information contained on your computer. That's a road you do not want to travel.

In need of help handling with this fake security alert? You could try the following removal plans.



Plan A: Remove 1-800-447-9775 Alert Automatically from Your Windows Computer


*** SpyHunter by Enigma Software Group LLC is a spyware detection & removal tool that provides rigorous protection against the latest spyware threats including malware, trojans, rootkits & malicious software.

*** This program certified by West Coast Labs’ Checkmark Certification System will walk you through how to protect the computer from malicious threats with limited interaction.

Step 1. Click the following icon to download malware removal tool SpyHunter

Follow the on-screen instructions to install SpyHunter


Step 2. Run SpyHunter to scan for this browser hijacker
Click "Start New Scan" button to scan your computer

Step 3. Get rid of all detected items by clicking "Fix Threats" button


Plan B: Clean up 1-800-447-9775 Pop-up Automatically from Your Mac with MacKeeper


*** MacKeeper - a choice of millions can help protect and maintain you system with features such as Mac Security, Data Control, Cleaning, Optimization.

*** With its Geek on Demand feature, you could contact an operator for asking technical related questions or troubleshooting other problems which are not directly related to Mackeeper.

Step 1. Download MacKeeper to your Mac.

Step 2. Follow the on-screen tips to install MacKeeper.




Step 3. After activating this suite, you could enable Internet Security and anti-theft features to deal with the target malware.



Step 4. Scan your Mac and fix the issue.


Plan C: Remove 1-800-447-9775 Alert Manually


Step 1. End malicious processed generated by this non-sense

On Windows Computer: Press key combination (Ctrl+Alt+Del) to launch Task Manager


On Mac OS:

Choose Force Quit from the Apple menu, or press key combination (Command + Option + Esc) to open the Force Quit Applications window to do this.



Step 2. Reset your affected browsers one by one

Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar and select Settings:
a) Scroll down to the bottom of chrome://settings/ page and click Show advanced settings
b) Scroll down to the bottom once again and click Reset Settings

Internet Explorer:

a) Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type "inetcpl.cpl".
b) Click "Advanced" tab, then click Reset.

Mozilla FireFox:

Open Firefox->> choose Help ->>choose Troubleshooting information
a) Click on Reset Firefox. Choose Reset Firefox again to make sure that you want to reset the browser to its initial state.
b) Click Finish button when you get the Import Complete window.

Safari

a) Open your Safari browser from the dock.
b) Click on Safari in your Safari menu at the top of your screen.
c) A drop-down menu will now appear. Choose the option labeled “Reset Safari…”


Step 3. Uninstall unwanted application that bundled with this Ad

On Windows Computer:

Win 7: Go to the “Start” menu, select “Control Panel”. Locate “Programs”. If there is anything related to 1-800-447-9775 tech scam on the list of your Programs, then select it and uninstall it.


Win 8: Right-click in the screen’s bottom-left corner and choose the Control Panel, and then choose Uninstall or change a Program from the Programs category. Uninstall webpage scam related program if you can find any.


Win 10: Go to the “Start” menu, select “Settings” and then “System”; Click on “Apps & features”, if there is pop-up related item, select and uninstall it.





On Mac:

Open the Applications folder in the Finder (or go to the Menu Bar, open the “Go” menu, and select Applications in the list), search for Suspicious application, and then drag it to the Trash (in the dock)


Step 4. Locate junk files and then delete them

On PC: find and delete associated files from C Drive
%ProgramData%\
%CommonProgramFiles%\*.exe
%windir%\SeviceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Temp\random.tlb

On Mac: a) Access hidden Library folder by hold down the Option key while looking at the Go menu in Finder.



b) Delete related files. You need to check numerous system folders for obscure files such as:
/System/Library/Frameworks/v.framework
/System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/Jack
/Library/InputManagers/CTLoader/
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/TroviNPAPIPlugin.plugin
/Applications/SearchProtect.app
/Applications/InstallMac

Step 5. Disable any suspicious startup items created by this non-sense

On PC: Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items including those of this adware.



(Tips: Care must be given when try this way. Don't empty your Trash until you've determined that everything is working OK, in case you need to restore something you deleted by accident.)

Specially Remind:

Anything taking a hand in your browsing and messing up things like 1-800-447-9775 pop-up should be eliminated in a timely fashion. If you are puzzled by the manual removal steps, you could feel free to get assistance with SpyHunter (For Win OS) or MacKeeper (For Mac).

(The recommended free scanner is only for malware detection. If it detects the target on your computer, you could think about buying the product and activating the automatic removal function to get rid of the target efficiently!)

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