Error # XR01F5 pop-ups - How to remove

Error # XR01F5 pop-up alerts are the example of an online scam circulating on the Internet today. This fake error alert is revealed in the form of a pop-up window displayed once a deceptive website is visited. This scary notification is used to force people into wasting their money by convincing them to subscribe to some paid online services or to purchase certain questionable programs.

People who visit the websites related to Error # XR01F5 online scam do not intentionally do that. Most likely they are redirected to such insecure places through some potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). It is true that one of the core objectives related to these hazardous programs is to forward users to tons of unsafe, tricky and misleading places on the web. Furthermore, PUPs bombard computer screens with distracting ads and may be additionally involved in gathering private data related to the user’s browsing preference.

Scary messages reported by Error # XR01F5 alerts

If you have encountered Error # XR01F5 pop-ups in your computer it is not a reason to panic. Some people who saw Error # XR01F5 alert for the first time were easily tricked into fulfilling the outwardly misleading commands and were brutally deceived and even forced into wasting their money. Below is the quotation from the text displayed by Error # XR01F5 scam:

Security Warning:
Microsoft Warning Alert
Error # XR01F5
Please call us immediately at: (866) 753-2724 (Microsoft Toll Free)
Do not ignore this critical alert.
If you close this page, your computer access will be disabled to prevent further damage to our network.
Your computer has alerted us that it has been infected with a pornographic spyware and virus. The following information is being stolen:
1. Facebook logins
2. Credit card details
3. Email account logins
4. Photos and documents stored on this computer
Please call us within the next 5 minutes to prevent your computer from being disabled or from any information loss.
Toll Free: (866) 753-2724

Note that the text of Error # XR01F5 scam may be additionally localized depending on the regional (country) settings of the computer that is under the above-mentioned online scam attack. So, you may see this content displayed in other languages and alternative toll-free numbers may be applied. The pop-up is normally presented as some notification from Windows or Microsoft. A similar color scheme is used and you may even see the same logo of Microsoft. However, this does not make Error # XR01F5 alerts as a genuine warning from people who aim to help. The pop-up instead is directly related to the team of cyber frauds who simply hunt for your money.

What should you do when Error # XR01F5 alerts appear

Calling (866) 753-2724 toll-free number of any other number suggested is strongly not recommended. You must clearly understand that these alerts do not intend to help you fix your computer. Instead, people who stand behind these tricky notifications will attempt to infect the system with some other unwanted utilities, or you may even end up wasting your money for nothing. For example, these cyber frauds who spread Error # XR01F5 may force you into subscribing to their paid technical support plans or convince you to pay some single yet quite a substantial fee supposedly to fix your system.

Immediately after Error # XR01F5 pop-up comes up you should close down this alert. If your browser was hijacked by the notification you may end the task of it using the Task Manager. Now it’s the right time to investigate what could cause Error # XR01F5 pop-up in your browsers.

Source of Error # XR01F5 scam

Pop-ups like Error # XR01F5 or similar scary messages can be easily produced by means of the adware enabled in your computer right now. This unwanted software may be started automatically as soon as you launch your computer and especially while you use your browser. Error # XR01F5 scary alert could be just one of many other negative side effects associated with the adware in your computer. Here are some other negative consequences you could expect when your system is contaminated by the adware:

• ongoing browser redirections to random websites;
• misleading pop-ups demanding to update questionable software;
• random advertisement banners displayed in your screen and not related to the websites you visit;
• installation of potentially unwanted programs without your approval or even consent;
• general system slowdown.

How to remove Error # XR01F5 scam

Error # XR01F5 pop-up scam can be removed only after you locate and delete the adware as their only source. To do it manually you may look for suspicious applications in the Control Panel by checking the list of all available software. Removing suspicious browser extensions is also another important step. After you undertake these manual measures it is quite likely that most of the problems will be fixed, however, this does not guarantee that the adware will be fully deleted.

Scanning your computer with either Spyhunter is of crucial importance today. This will help you to identify other potentially unwanted utilities in your computer, including those that are functioning in a concealed manner in your system and cannot be manually identified. The rest of the guide below explains all the steps you need to implement to fix your system and restore its browsers to fully functional mode.

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How to remove Error # XR01F5 pop-ups using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Error # XR01F5 pop-ups install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Error # XR01F5 pop-ups . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Error # XR01F5 pop-ups easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Error # XR01F5 pop-ups from macOS

Delete Error # XR01F5 pop-ups from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Error # XR01F5 pop-ups app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Error # XR01F5 pop-ups and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Error # XR01F5 pop-ups, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Error # XR01F5 pop-ups from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Error # XR01F5 pop-ups. Click on the trash bin icon next to Error # XR01F5 pop-ups or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Error # XR01F5 pop-ups, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Error # XR01F5 pop-ups from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Error # XR01F5 pop-ups related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Error # XR01F5 pop-ups, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Error # XR01F5 pop-ups from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Error # XR01F5 pop-ups. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Error # XR01F5 pop-ups or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Error # XR01F5 pop-ups from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Error # XR01F5 pop-ups. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Error # XR01F5 pop-ups, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.