How to remove “Microsoft System Security Alert” virus

Microsoft System Security Alert merely tries to swindle money from you

“Microsoft System Security Alert” virus appears as a fake pop-up message on highly suspicious websites which are used for phishing purposes^[1]. Once the malicious program is on your system, you receive “Oops!! Something Went Wrong With Your Windows” message. At this point, we want to assure you that your computer is safe.

The deceptive website that displays “Microsoft System Security Alert” error prevents the user from closing pop-ups that emerge one after another. They seek to convince the user to call tech support scammers^[2] and ask them for assistance with the computer problem. Sadly, the only problem is the malware that redirects the user to the phishing website.

Scammers working behind these projects aim to swindle money, personal data or gain access to victim’s PC. Therefore, it is clear that you must remove “Microsoft System Security Alert” virus as soon as the bogus message appears on your screen. You may want to use FortectIntego software for its removal.

The fraudulent error message at 8vbcservercrush57report[.]tk says:

Microsoft System Security Alert
Oops!! Something went wrong with your Windows
[…]
Please Contact Microsoft Windows Help Desk
Customer Support: +1-866-217-8835 (TOLL-FREE)

At the same time, the phishing website plays an audio message for the victim:

Important security message – Your computer has been locked up. Your IP address was used without your knowledge or consent to visit websites that contain identity theft websites. To unlock the computer, please call our support immediately.

It is important that you complete “Microsoft System Security Alert” removal before it convinces you or your relative to call scammers. Scammers use various techniques to make the victim believe that the computer is heavily infected and that it can be fixed only with the help of pricey anti-malware programs.

Keep in mind that scammers only try to sell legitimate programs for a couple or more times bigger price. Besides, according to the latest report from Virus Activity^[3], they often bundle dangerous programs with them.

You do not need to call anyone in order to fix the so-called issue identified on “Oops!! Something Went Wrong With Your Windows” scam. All that you need to do is to select a trustworthy anti-spyware or anti-malware software(such as FortectIntego), install it and run a complete system scan in order to detect the threats. We do not advise you to remove this virus manually because it has a tendency to hide in the computer system to avoid detection.

Adware can be installed on your PC without permission

Note that “Oops!! Something Went Wrong With Your Windows” is not the only fake alert you can encounter on the cyberspace. There are numerous tech support scam viruses  which are distributed via illegal software cracks, audio and video file downloads. However, the most popular technique to infect computers is to bundle the adware with regular programs.

Before you click the fatal “Install” button, you want to make sure that all bundled programs are removed from the program that you have just downloaded. Apparently, software installers do not directly provide information about these, so you will have to find them yourself. We suggest looking in Custom/Advanced settings.

Just select this option for your installation and then decide which programs should be placed on your PC and which ones should not. We usually recommend deselecting all of the suggested programs.

Get rid of “Microsoft System Security Alert” virus for good

If you are already tired of annoying pop-up you can remove “Microsoft System Security Alert” quickly with the help of a powerful security software. Shortly after you download it and scan your system, you will no longer see “Oops!! Something Went Wrong With Your Windows” message.

To succeed in “Microsoft System Security Alert” removal, we suggest restarting your device into Safe Mode with Networking. This helps to disable all dangerous programs because sometimes they attempt to block security products so that they couldn’t remove spyware and malware from the system.