"Windows Detected Alureon Attack" warning - How to remove

Do you see a serious-looking warning that’s posing as Microsoft and threatening to delete your hard drive? It looks serious and might seem legitimate and authoritative. But this warning, “Windows Detected Alureon Attack”, is just one of many fake security alerts used to rope people into illegal technical support scams.

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If you had any doubts, “Windows Detected Alureon Attack” is a fake warning that has nothing to do with the actual state of your computer, nor with Microsoft. You don’t need to be concerned that something will happen to your hard drive if you ignore it or restart your PC. Of course, not all security warnings are fake. But the ones originating on your browser, listing phone numbers, and displaying countdowns definitely are.

When confronted with a warning like “Windows Detected Alureon Attack”, look up the exact text of the warning, the phone numbers used, and the domain from which the warning originates: you are likely to find stories of people giving access to their computer to the people behind the scam, then paying some two hundred dollars for “protection”.

“Windows Detected Alureon Attack” is trying to scare you: Alureon is a real virus — and a very serious one: it’s a banking Trojan and a rootkit. This means that Alureon hides on an infected computer and steals login information and personally identifying information. This rootkit is well-known and very difficult to eliminate. The goal of baking Trojans is to help cybercriminals hijack people’s bank accounts and transfer their money to themselves. The Microsoft name being used is also meant to make the warning look more realistic. If you try to research this warning to understand if it is legitimate, the severity of Alureon might go some way in convincing you that the warning is real.

The harm of fake security warnings

There are many warnings similar to “Windows Detected Alureon Attack”, for example, “Windows Security Has Been Compromised”, “Your Computer Has Been Blocked”, and “Windows Support Alert”. In fact, Microsoft is aware of the problem of tech support scams.

Fake security warnings are the first step in a tech support scam, at the end of which the victims would lose hundreds of dollars, their private information, and possibly their files. For now, the “Windows Detected Alureon Attack” warning wants you to contact the scammers who will likely try to sell you their “services” for exorbitant prices.

One way that they trick you to give them more private information is by pretending that they know it already. So be wary and know that private information in the wrong hands can be abused. If you think that your private information has been compromised, act quickly. If you gave access to your accounts and computer to anyone, change your passwords as soon as possible. If you gave away your credit card information, contact your bank and tell them what happened. Uninstall programs that the scammers had you install. Consider reporting the scam to whoever was being impersonated, such as Microsoft.

 

How to stop “Windows Detected Alureon Attack” showing up

If you only saw “Windows Detected Alureon Attack” once or twice, then it might be safe to just ignore it and move on. Malicious ads, especially on unreliable websites, could lead you to this warning, but that does not necessarily mean that your computer has malware.

However, if you are seeing it constantly, it’s likely that your computer is infected with adware. Other symptoms of adware would be you getting other popup ads, and seeing more ads than normal. Adware can come in bundles with free programs and you might have installed it without even noticing. Alternatively, some adware is has a front of a useful software tool, such as a document converter.

Scan your computer with an antivirus program, like Spyhunter. If a malicious or suspicious program is found, consider removing it. Scan your computer periodically with an up-to-date antivirus program.

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