Firewall Detecting Suspicious Incoming Network Connections Scam

Firewall Detecting Suspicious Incoming Network Connections Scam is a pop-up message that claims your computer’s Firewall has detected an incoming connection and you have to click “Back toSafety” because, allegedly, the incoming connection wants your username and password. This cam also promotes a fake tech support phone number that is allegedly toll free. Scammers may offer you to purchase useless software or services to fix the issue, but you should not believe them. You might get redirected to the site that hosts this fake security warning from a compromised website or by potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) or adware. So you have to remove whatever program is redirecting you to it or do not visit sites that redirect you to it. For more details on this scam, read the information below.

Let us begin with by saying that scams such as Firewall Detecting Suspicious Incoming Network Connections Scam have become very prominent over the last few months with Votre Ordinateur Peut Tre En Pril Tech Support Scam, Unknown System Failure Scam Tech Support Scam, Fake Norton Security Scan Tech Support Scam being just a few examples. Cyber criminals count on gullible users to call their promoted fake tech support phone numbers and believe whatever the people on the other end of the line tell them.

The information we have received suggests that this new tech support scam can be promoted by compromised websites. Also, the developers can use software set to enter your PC using fraudulent methods and redirect you to this scam’s website. Adware and potentially unwanted program are the most likely suspects as no legitimate application’s publishers would dare to promote this scam. We have also received information that such software can redirect you to this scam page if, for example, you mistype an URL.

Firewall Detecting Suspicious Incoming Network Connections Scam claims that your Firewall has detected a malicious activity which is that a malicious server is asking for you user name and password. It is unclear whether it asks for your computer’s user name and password. It also claims that your Windows activation key was damaged which is an impossibility. Nevertheless, the scam page asks you to dial +1-844-284-8623. Furthermore, this scam claims that your e-banking information, logins, and passwords can be at risk of being stolen. If you dial the fake Windows Help Desk phone number you may be offered paid services or software that will not fix anything. You can close your browser’s window to make Firewall Detecting Suspicious Incoming Network Connections Scam disappear for a while, but it will reappear shortly and will continue nagging you. Our research has also revealed that the developers of this scam may use a virtual layer tool that enables the placement of third-party ads on your browser. Therefore, you may start seeing coupons, banners, pop-up and so on. Clicking on those ads can potentially initiate the download of malicious software, so you should refrain from doing that.

It is also worth mentioning that the software that redirects you to Firewall Detecting Suspicious Incoming Network Connections Scam can collect some anonymous information about you to be used for advertising purposes, Information such as you Internet Protocol (IP) address, websites visited, search terms entered in search engines, pages viewed, and so on. This information can be used to customize the ad campaign to present you with relevant ads you are more likely to click, so do not fall for great deals and discounts because that can result in your PC becoming infected with malicious software.

That is all of the information we currently have on Firewall Detecting Suspicious Incoming Network Connections Scam. Its main objective is to trick you into calling the fake tech support phone number and the fake security technicians may try to sell you useless services or software, furthermore, this scam page may show deceptive ads that can infect your Pc with malware, so the sooner you remove the application showing you this scam, the better.

Removal Guide

1. Open your web browser.
2. Go to http://www.pcthreat.com/download-sph
3. Download SpyHunter-Installer.exe and run it.
4. Launch the program and click Scan Computer Now!
5. Copy the file path of the malware from the scan results.
6. Simultaneously press Windows+E keys.
7. Enter the file path of the malware in File Explorer’s address box.
8. Press Enter.
9. Find and right-click the malicious file and then click Delete.
10. Empty the Recycle Bin.