Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up - How to remove

Your Computer May be at Risk pop-ups are more likely to appear on Windows XP machines. They are not the security warning produced by the Microsoft, but they have rather been detected as technical support scams. Your Computer May be at Risk tech support scam appears in the main three guises, all of which take the form of dialogue boxes. This infection starts suddenly and certain measures need to be taken to remove it permanently from one’s PC before it has caused greater damage to the compromised machine.

The Guises Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up Appears in

As we have already stated above, there are the free main pop-ups displayed by this Your Computer May be at Risk tech support scam. In addition to this, you can also receive an additional fourth pop-up, which is also related with the latter tech scam. It has a very similar title to that of those three primary pop-ups, namely, – Your PC may be at Risk. And it does concern the very same issues: your computer’s security problems. The screenshot of the first fake warning is the following:

The text of the message:

WARNING! 
YOUR COMPUTER MAY BE AT RISK:
 CALL: (844) 763-5838
 For Emergency Tech Support call immediately
mpctray.exe
just crashed on your system.
Call us now for instant premium support
(844) 763-5838

As you can see, the pop-up window claims that the executable file mpctray.exe has crashed, which is the executable of MPC Cleaner regarded as a PUP (potentially unwanted application), and this has supposedly resulted in some serious security issues requiring immediate actions to be undertaken. The second pop-up is the following:

WARNING!
 YOUR COMPUTER MAY BE AT RISK:
 877-918-1677
 For emergency Tech Support call immediately
 The system have found (2) viruses that pose a serious threat 
Rootkit.Sirefef.Spy ./ Trojan.FakeAV-Download
 Your personal and financial information
may not be secured
Call us now for support
877-918-1677

This fake security alert names the problem by providing the names upon which the two viruses have been detected. It does also give another helpline for assistance. The third warning looks like this:

The text of the warning is the following:

WARNING! YOUR COMPUTER MAY BE AT RISK
 For emergency Tech Support call immediately
 888-491-1431 
The system have found (5) viruses that pose a serious threat:
 Trojan.FakeAV-Downlaod
Spyware.BANKER.ID
Trojan.FakeAV-Download
Rootkit.Sirefef.Spy
Spyware.BANKER.ID
Your personal and financial information may not be secured.
Recommended:
Call us now for support: 888-491-1431

The number of the viruses supposedly detected has grown to five malware threats. Another support number is supplied. And the fourth possible fake security notification is the latter:

 

The text of the pop-up:

Warning
Your PC may be at Risk
Check for Malware and Registry Issues
You need to fix your PC problem immediately. Your Data
is on 94% Risk
FIX

When the users click the Fix button, it gives another tech support hotline number to be called. When the user calls the actual number, he is assured that the issue can be fixed remotely and that this remote service is going to cost from 39 to 159 USD. The pretty similar sequence of events happens when the victims phones all the above mentioned support lines. These are the online swindlers that hide behind the Your Computer May be at Risk scam. Thus, the moment you start observing such pop-ups, you need to remove this scam and, most probably, the adware which was the cause of it.

How to Remove Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up?

Employ Spyhunter sophisticated security apps, which you can download, by clicking on their links. They are user-friendly, as well as cost-effective. Moreover, these apps will remove any adware present on the computer’s system. There is also the free guide under the post, if you would like to try out the manual removal. And make sure to perform your future free downloads in the Custom/Advanced settings, as such malicious programs are typically found under the section of additional programs only visible in the latter mode of installation.

Manual removal of Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up

How to remove Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up from macOS

Delete Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up, 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up. Click on the trash bin icon next to Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up, 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up, 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up. 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 Your Computer May be at Risk Pop-up, 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.