What is Windows Defender Security Center Tech Support Scam?
Skip this và learn how to remove sầu Windows Defender Security Center Tech Support Scam!The Windows Defender Security Center Alert is a web browser based tech tư vấn scam that tries to trick you inlớn calling a remote tư vấn number. This alert display an alert that pretends to be Windows defender security states that your device is under threat. It then prompt you to điện thoại tư vấn a remote tư vấn number. As this is a scam, you should not điện thoại tư vấn the listed phone number as they will just try to lớn sell you unnecessary services và software.
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When the Windows Defender Security Center Alert is displayed in your browser it will display an alert that contains text similar to the following messages:
Windows defender security center
Windows Defender Security Center.
Turn on Real-time protection? Yes/No
Virus & Threat ProtectionReal-time protection is off.Leaving your device vulnerable
Device performance và healthNo action needed
Firewall & network ProtectionNo action needed
Turn On
Windows Defender found some Malicious Spyware/Riskware. Please call us immediately at:
1-855-559-2111
Do not ignore this critical alert. If you cthua thảm this page, your computer access will be disabled lớn prsự kiện further damage lớn our network. Your computer has alerted us that it has been infected with a Spyware and riskware.
You must tương tác us Immediately so that our expert engineers can walk you through the removal process over the phone to protect your identity. Please hotline us within the next 5 minutes to lớn prevent your computer from being disable of from any information loss.
Once again, this is just a nhái alert và the page does not know if your computer has an error or a virut, does not know what is running on your computer, và is just trying lớn triông xã you into calling the phone number. At this same time, for those who have never seen a message like this, they can be quite alarming as these scams make it difficult to lớn cthua kém browser tabs or the browser itself.
Thankfully, almost all browser based tech support scams can be closed by simply opening Windows Task Manager and ending the browser process. It is important, though, that if you kết thúc the browser process that you vì chưng not reopen previously closed sites if prompted by the browser when you start it again.
On the other hand, if you are constantly seeing these types of tech tư vấn scams, or these pages are opening by themselves, then it may be possible that you are infected with an adware or other unwanted program that are displaying them. Once again, bởi vì not worry as it is quite easy lớn remove sầu these infections if you follow the guide below.
Why am I Seeing the Windows Defender Security Center Alert?
The Windows Defender Security Center Alert is shown through advertisements that redirect you khổng lồ sites that display this scam. These advertisements can be displayed by installed adware programs or through less than reputable sites that are displaying them to lớn generate advertising revenue.
For the most part, if you see a browser based tech support scam, then you can simply cthảm bại the browser và start it again. On the other hand, if you are continuously seeing scams with alerts like "Windows Defender Security Center", then you should scan your computer for adware và remove sầu anything that is found.
Windows Defender Security Center Tech Support Scam Removal Options
To cđại bại Windows Defender Security Center Tech Support Scam, you need to terminate the process for the browser that is currently displaying the browser based tech tư vấn scam. To bởi vì this we will use the Windows Task Manager. To open the task manager, press the Ctrl, Alt, & Delete keys at the same time khổng lồ bring up the Windows security screen shown below.
Once the above screen is open, click on the Task Manager liên kết as indicated by the red arrow in the image above.
The Windows Task Manager will now open and list all the running applications on the computer as shown below.
Look through the danh sách of running applications and left-click once on the task for your website browser. The names of a running browser could include Microsoft Edge,Internet Explorer, Chrome, và Firefox.
Once you have sầu selected a browser task, cliông xã on the End Task button khổng lồ cthua the application and the browser tech support scam.
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You should cthảm bại all browser tasks until the window showing the tech tư vấn scam is closed.
The next time you open your browser, vị not allow the browser to open the last opened page. You can now proceed to the next step.
To close Windows Defender Security Center Tech Support Scam, you need to lớn terminate the process for the browser that is currently displaying the browser based tech tư vấn scam. To vì this we will use the Windows Task Manager. To open the task manager, press the Ctrl, Alt, & Delete keys at the same time lớn bring up the Windows security screen shown below.
At the above sầu screen, click on the Task Manager option to start the Windows Task Manager.
When Task Manager is started you will be in the Applications section as shown below.
At this point you should click on the Processes tab.
You will now be at a screen that shows the running processes on your computer. Cliông chồng on the button labeled Show processes from all users as shown in the image below.
Then scroll through the list till you see your website browser"s process & left-cliông chồng on it once so it becomes highlighted. Once you have sầu selected the browser"s process, cliông chồng on the End Process button as shown by the red arrow in the picture above sầu. If you are unsure of the process name to lớn cchiến bại, please see the table below:
| Internet Explorer | iexplore.exe |
| Chrome | chrome.exe |
| Safari | Safari.exe |
| SeaMonkey | seamonkey.exe |
| Opera | opera.exe |
| Firefox | firefox.exe |
When you cliông chồng on the End Process button, Task Manager will ask you to confirm if you are sure you want khổng lồ terminate it as shown in the image below.
At this point you should press the Yes button in order to kill the process.
Your browser window should now be closed. The next time you open your browser, vày not allow the browser lớn open the last opened page. You can now proceed lớn the next step.
