How to remove WARNING: Your Current Browser Is Outdated!

What is ‘WARNING: Your Current Browser Is Outdated!’?

‘WARNING: Your Current Browser Is Outdated!’ is a misleading warning message, which tries to trick people into installing potentially unwanted software on their computers. Just like ‘Outdated Browser Detected’ and ‘Browser Update Available’, this alert shows up when users are browsing on the Internet. If you have just been interrupted by such ad, you should know that warnings about missing updates are not presented like that. They are displayed as soon as user starts using the computer, not when he/she starts browsing on the Internet. It seems that there is no difference in what kind of browser you are using because people report about this fake alert after using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and other web browsers. As you may have already understood, as soon as ‘WARNING: Your Current Browser Is Outdated’ message shows up, it seeks to make people think that they are using an outdated browser’s version. However, if you would click the ‘Download’ button, you would download an adware, browser hijacker and similar potentially unwanted program to your computer. So, before you click this button, you have to realise that this message is fake.

Besides, there is one more thing that should be understood when dealing with this misleading warning message. It’s the fact that it shows up only for those whose computer is already affected by adware. Such programs are mostly spread in a bundle with freeware and shareware, so you should think what freeware have you recently downloaded to your computer and make sure that you remove it from your PC system. If you really want to make sure that you are using the latest browser’s version, go to its official website and download this update from there. For removing ‘WARNING: Your Current Browser Is Outdated! virus, you should scan your computer with updated Fortect Intego or other reputable anti-spyware that will help you to find all PUPs, hijackers and adwares that are hiding in it.

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How can ‘WARNING! Your current browser is outdated’ hijack my computer?

You may start seeing ‘WARNING: Your Current Browser Is Outdated!’ when browsing on the Internet. In most of the cases, it shows up when visiting insecure and illegal websites but it may also appear when you are on a legitimate site as well. That’s because its appearance is closely related to potentially unwanted software that is hiding in PC system. In order to avoid such software, you have to start monitoring installation of the freeware by selecting Custom or Advanced installation option. After doing so, you should uncheck pre-checked check marks that claim that you want to install browser add-on, extensions and plugins on your computer. If any of these alerts has started interrupting you, adware is already hiding in your PC: “Message from webpage WARNING: Your Current Browser Is Outdated!”; “A critical security update has been released and you are required to update your Java Player. This page will automatically close once the security update has been installed.” Please, avoid ‘WARNING: Your Current Browser Is Outdated!’ scam because it may trick you installing additional adware on your computer.

How to remove ‘WARNING: Your Current Browser Is Outdated!’ virus?

If you have been seeing ‘WARNING: Your Current Browser Is Outdated!’ message, you should simply close your browser and wait for some seconds. If you clicked the ‘Download’ or ‘OK’ button, scan your PC with updated anti-spyware and remove malicious files from the system. You can also rely on a guide below but after doing so you will have to find unwanted components manually:

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.

Remove the unwanted program:

In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).

Delete leftover files and folders:

Select Go > Go to Folder.
Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.
Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:

Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
Then find On startup section.
Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
Select Details tab.
Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and site data:

Click on Menu and go to Settings.
Select Privacy, search and services.
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
Under Time range, pick All time.
Select Clear now.

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

Click on Menu and select Settings.
On the left side, pick Reset settings.
Select Restore settings to their default values.
Confirm with Reset.
This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
Select Add-ons.
In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.

Reset the homepage:

Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
Choose Settings.
Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.

Clear cookies and site data:

Click Menu and pick Settings.
Go to Privacy & Security section.
Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
Click on Clear Data...
Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.
Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.

Remove from Google Chrome

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

Click on Menu and pick Settings.
Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
Click Clear data.

Change your homepage:

Click menu and choose Settings.
Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

Click on Menu and select Settings.
In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
Confirm with Reset settings.

Delete from Safari

Remove dangerous extensions:

Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.

Clear history and website data:

Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.

Reset Safari:

Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.