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Vista Error pop up?

10 years ago

I get a large pop up claiming to "fix" a vista error. The page has URL on header, doesn't look just right to me. Sort of like a photo that has been enlarged too much, colors are slightly off, muted. It claims to have been written by a Windows tech. the download is supposed to fix an error in vista. Has anyone else seen this?

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corrine_mvp
10 years ago
Hi, carolssis.

It is a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). Although Malwarebytes may be able to remove all (or most) of it, if you'd like assistance, I would be happy to assist at LandzDown. The log-posting instructions are linked below.

Here is a link that might be useful: LandzDown Log Posting Instructions
carolssis
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks for the offer, I have run malwarebytes. I see this pop up when I click in a link on a news page, so I removed it from my browser. It claims to be written by a windows tech, the company is Microsoft. Also, I have seen no errors in my computer, so I figured it was a scam. Checked on microsoft site, could find nothing.,
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