"This has pc.virus.alerts.com popped up in my browser along with dialog boxes (I clicked out of those before I realized what it was) and a female voice repeating over and over that my personal data was at risk and I needed to call the number blah blah blah. I'm not sure what I clicked on that triggered this (I think it was a page off of the support website for Pidgin, but I'm not going to click on it again) but thought I would at least show other people what was happening."
What is pc.virus.alerts.com?
pc.virus.alerts.com has been considered a scam domain that related to adware, PUP and malware to cheat window users'money.In most case, it's brought into your PC when you install freeware from insecure third party file-sharing websites, when you open an email with infected attachment, or when you visit porn websites. Once pc.virus.alerts.com virus enters into your PC, it will hijack your browsers such as IE, Chrome, Edge and Firefox to pop up s series of ads and fake warnings, for instance:
