Tech-support pop-up
A web page that says your computer is infected and gives a number to call.
A full-screen browser page with alarms and a phone number, styled as Microsoft or Apple support. The page cannot see your computer; the number leads to a remote-access session and a sale or a "refund" that turns into a transfer.
impersonating Microsoft / Apple · first seen not dated · updated 2026-09-02A browser page styled as a Windows Defender alert: "Zeus Virus Detected In Your Computer", do not shut down, call technical support now. The page locks the browser; the number leads to a remote-access sale. Documented in 2017; the template still circulates with other virus names.
impersonating Microsoft (Windows Defender) · first seen 2017-04 · updated 2026-09-02