Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam - How to remove

Microsoft Office Activation technical support scam (also referred to as a pop-up) has been named after the dialog box it pops up. The pop-up window is named Microsoft Office Activation Wizard. This tech support scam revolves around the topic of the activation of the Microsoft Office Package, which encompasses such programs as Excel, OneNote, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint. In the language of categories, Microsoft Office Activation is a trojan, which infects the computers’ systems in a deceptive manner. It is more often than not included in the packages of free software, dubbed as bundles.

The Fake Message Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam Displays

Microsoft Office Activation infection is not difficult to spot, since it belongs to the type of rogueware, which introduces itself once it has infiltrated the system. Of course it does not greet the user of the compromised machine with an explicit introduction about itself, which would reveal its true functionality. Microsoft Office Activation program is one of the family of the Trojan.Tech-Support-Scam. Thus, it has been designed for pretending a system alert, which warns the user that he needs to activate the installed software because after 30 days it will lose its license. The software is, specifically, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 package. Here, we are, indeed, talking about the free version of this particular piece of Microsoft software, which has been bundled with the malicious tech scam to make the software distributable for free. The first fake warning tells that the software must be activated over the Internet or by the free 1 800 935 6918 phone number. The second pop-up asks to enter the product key.

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016
Activation Wizard
Thank you for installing Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016. Activation is required to
authenticate this copy of Microsoft Office. This wizard will guide you through the
Activation process.
How do you want to activate your software?
* I want to activate the software over the Internet. (recommended)
* I want to activate the software by telephone.
Toll-Free : 1 800 935 6918
If you choose not to activate at this time, you may run the software for 29 more days before
the product becames unlicensed. Click Help for more information.

Enter your product key
Your product key is 25 characters and is typically found in your
product packaging . Toll-Free : 1 800 935 6918
See product key examples
Sign in with an active account instead
Attempt to automatically activate my product online.

The above messages are displayed over any program running at the moment. Their display cannot be stopped, unless the Microsoft Office Activation application is removed from the computer’s system. But before we proceed with the removal of this scam, we need to present you with the details of the Microsoft Office Activation scam, from which you can easily decide that the app is rogue and needs to be discarded from the system.

If you look closely into the notifications rendered, you should notice typing mistakes regarding the excessive usage of the Space button. In addition to this, in the first message there is a glaring grammar mistake, namely the word becames instead of the correct becomes. The past tense is added the 3rd person ending of the present tense. All these unneeded spaces and the latter mistake suggest that you are dealing with a tech support scam rather than a genuine Microsoft technicians.

How to Get Rid of Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam?

Microsoft Office Activation trojan’s windows can be closed by entering THTY4-89LK6-RTI23-XZTOP-05ERY code in the field of the product key on the second warning window. Then, use Spyhunter antivirus apps to remove it. The manual removal is also an option you can choose from. The manual removal tutorial is included on this very same page as an appendix of the post. But have in mind that the installer of the free version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 package could have contained other rogue apps. Thus, we recommend to perform automatic removal. What is more, the next time you install some free piece of software, make sure to do that in the Advanced or Custom settings and exclude any suspicious programs before having quitted the installation wizard.

Manual removal of Microsoft Office Activation Pop-up

How to remove Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam from macOS

Delete Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam, 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam. Click on the trash bin icon next to Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam, 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam, 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam. 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 Microsoft Office Activation Tech Support Scam, 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.