Firewall Detected Suspicious Network Connections fake alert

It is quite often that users encounter fake alerts on the Internet. Firewall Detected Suspicious Network Connections fake alert is one of such false notifications. They are often created to trick unsuspecting users into spending their money for a product that cannot deliver. If you care about your system’s security and your personal information safety, you should see to it that Firewall Detected Suspicious Network Connections fake alert and everything associated with it are removed from your computer immediately. To grasp the situation of your system security fully, please run a PC scan with a licensed antispyware tool at once.

When this pop-up appears on your screen, it opens the universalhub.info/trial website. This website copies the official Microsoft website layout, and it tries to make you think that your computer’s security has been compromised. As a result, you need to click the Back To Safety button that you see on the pop-up message. Needless to say, clicking the button is not an option. During our tests, we have found that pressing this button, the website goes full-screen, and it asks for an ID. Although the ID is probably required for a remote fake warning, it could only strengthen the impression that the notification is legitimate.

However, the main reason you see Firewall Detected Suspicious Network Connections fake alert, is that whoever uses this pop-up, they want to make more money via third-party advertising. You might see links that offer you to download computer security programs or anything similar, but please bear in mind that this fake alert is not responsible for the security of the third-party content it promotes. We are sure that almost anyone could embed their own links in this fake alert, so if cyber criminals decide to make use of it, you would be only one click away from a malicious infection.

How about the distribution of this fake alert? Why does it appear on your browser? Our researchers say that this pop-up usually “comes as a redirect.” It means that, for the most part, you see this pop-up because you have clicked an outgoing link on some website. It is common to come across such fake alerts when you visit online gaming sites or adult content pages. Whenever you access websites that are full of commercial adverts, you should bear in mind that by accidentally clicking any of them, you could end up seeing Firewall Detected Suspicious Network Connections fake alert on your screen, or getting redirecting to some suspicious webpage.

Another thing that might generate Firewall Detected Suspicious Network Connections fake alert on your screen is a freeware application. An unwanted freeware application. You could have added an extension or downloaded some program accidentally via file-sharing sites. If that is the case, then you can remove those programs via Control Panel, or simply change your browser settings by resetting them to default. That should be enough to get rid of the annoying fake alert.

Some users ignore the pop-up by closing it, and do not look for the program that generates it. Of course, Firewall Detected Suspicious Network Connections fake alert is not a malicious computer infection, so it cannot steal your money, but you should consider all the potential security issues that may arise if you keep on ignoring this notification. In the worst-case scenario, it would not be surprising if cyber criminals used the fake alert to distribute malware. Thus, if you see that a fake security alert popped up into your screen, please do not click it. Before you know it, you could get redirected to a malicious website, and you might end up having a ransomware program or anything similar on your PC.

How to know which programs are responsible for displaying Firewall Detected Suspicious Network Connections fake alert? There is no definite way to know that. So you should just follow the instructions below to restore your browser settings to default.

After that, scan your computer with the SpyHunter free scanner, and if more unfamiliar or potentially harmful programs are detected, remove them at once. You should always remain vigilant because a malicious computer infection could be just around the corner. Do everything you can to avoid that, and protect your system from similar intruders in the future.

How to Reset Your Browser Settings

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and open Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab and press Reset.
3. Mark Delete personal settings. Press Reset.
4. Click Close.

Firefox

1. Press Alt+H and select Troubleshooting information.
2. Click Refresh Firefox at the top right of the new tab.
3. Click Refresh Firefox again, and press Finish.

Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and click Settings.
2. At the bottom of the page, click Show advanced settings.
3. Go down and press the Reset settings button.
4. Press Reset.