Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked

Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked is the fake pop-up that you might start seeing on your screen. Specialists at pcthreat.com say that it appears to you because a) you have some kind of malicious software installed on your computer, b) you have entered an untrustworthy third-party website, or c) your hosts file has been modified by a computer infection. Either way, you have to do something to eliminate Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked from your screen. If you see the Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked pop-up because you have entered an untrustworthy website, it will be enough not to visit this website again; however, if this warning keeps appearing on your screen because malware is installed, you will have to find an undesirable software responsible for its presence and then eliminate it in order not to see it ever again.

The fake Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked pop-up is shown for users in order to scare users into contacting specialists by the provided telephone number. It seems that there are several different versions of these fake pop-ups because specialists have managed to notice 4 different telephone numbers they promote: 1-855-692-9288, 1-855-653-4481, 1-888-243-3533, and 0-800-011-9634. Of course, cyber criminals or companies that hide behind them know that users will not dial these numbers voluntarily, so they try to scare them into doing that by showing the fake security pop-up. Find an example below:

Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked

Windows System Alert!!

Call Us At 1-855-692-9288

You’ve been been blocked from accessing the internet.

Private and Financial Data is at RISK

Of course, you might see a slightly different message promoting another telephone number; however, you should still not dial the provided number because the message is fake, the provided number might be a premium-rate number, and there is a possibility that the “technical support” or “certified Microsoft technicians” will record the personal information you provide and use it for different purposes. On top of that, you might be offered to buy a program to “fix” your problems. Of course, the application will not be effective and reliable. In fact, it might not work at all. Besides, cyber criminals will also know your payment details.

These fake Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked pop-ups can be closed rather easily in most cases; however, researchers at pcthreat.com have also revealed that scam pages containing these fake pop-ups might also use the active scripting to open a modal alert dialog and thus make it impossible to close the browser. In such a case, you will have to kill the main process of your browser in the Task Manager. Do not worry; you will get more detailed information in the last paragraph. Besides, security experts at pcthreat.com will help you to eliminate Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked pop-ups by providing the removal instructions.

In most cases, users who keep seeing Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked pop-ups every day have some kind of malicious software installed on their computers. Based on our experience, these threats are ad-supported programs and other threats modifying the hosts file. Of course, there is a possibility that other infections are responsible for the presence of these irritating fake alerts as well. In order not to encounter other infections displaying such alerts again, you should never download software from third-party websites, you should install security software on your computer, and you should, in general, surf the web cautiously.

The only way to make those annoying Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked pop-ups disappear from your screen is to find malicious software and delete it from your computer. If you have started seeing these pop-ups after the installation of a particular application, delete it right away. In case this does not help you at all, you should scan your computer with an automatic malware remover, e.g. SpyHunter. If you have simply entered an untrustworthy website with the Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked pop-up, use instructions you can find below to dismiss it if it is impossible to simply close the browser tab with it.

Remove the Your Windows (Microsoft) Computer has been blocked pop-up

1. Tap Ctrl+Shift+ESC simultaneously.
2. Open the Processes tab.
3. Find the process of your browser and right-click on it.
4. Select End Process.
5. Close the Task Manager.
6. Make sure your previous browsing session is not restored.