2015-08-19

Stop Annoying Pop-ups on Your Browsers - Guide to Remove Bogus Message from Privacysecurity.info

Do you meet the same problem?

"I saw a pop-up comes on my Firefox frequently. It says my computer may have spyware or adware, and suggests me to call 844-250-7259 for help. I did not have any anti-virus program, is this pop-up by Windows? Do I have to call the number?"

Know about privacysecurity.info Pop-up

Privacysecurity.info pop-up is a malicious page, you can't believe a word from it. It offers bogus detected report and mislead users to call the fake help line, so that it can promote related removal tools and services. What's more, it can probably bring trojans. Victims who try to pay the bills online will suffer great loss.


This malicious pop-up comes because your browsers settings are modified. You browsers can be infected if you had visited malicious page like dubious ads on porn sites. It is necessary to stop the pop-ups and reset your browsers completely.

Removal instruction to fix privacysecurity.info problems 


Step 1. Close dubious running process.

Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Window Task Manager, click Process tab, find the related running process, and click End Process.

Step 2. Remove the malicious add-on.


For IE Users:
Tools>> Manager Add-on >> Toolbars and Extensions >> Disable the related add-ons

For Chrome Users:
Customize and Control >> Tools >> Extensions >> Find out the related extensions and remove them

For Firefox Users:
Open menu> Add-ons > find out the related extensions in Extensions and Plugins and remove them.
 
Step 3. Reset your browsers.


For Chrome :
Setting>show advanced setting>Reset Settings


For Firefox:
Help>Troubleshooting Information>Reset Firefox

For Internet Explorer:
Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Reset

Extra step: Remove related registry entries.

Start >> Input regedit in the search box >> open regedit >> remove the related data
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREsupWPM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWpm
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain “Default_Page_URL”
HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Classes\[adware name]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[random name]





If the manual removal method can't solve your problem, or you think it complicated, you can use convenient removal tool like Spyhunter:

Remove privacysecurity.info with Spyhunter


Why Spyhunter is recommended?
Spyhunter is a powerful anti-virus program. It can easily detect and remove common threats. It can save your time. Without complicated operations, you can only get rid of computer threats by clicking your mouse.


Step 1. Download Spyhunter



Step 2. Run the file to install Spyhunter step by step


Step 3. Open Spyhunter to start a new scan


Step 4. Fix the detected threats

Do more: Clean up the trash left in your computer


Your computer can be messed up by the unwanted programs. You can try to optimize your PC to get a better performance. RegCure Pro is such a recommendation tool.

Step 1. Download RegCure pro


Step 2. Run the file to install RegCurePro step by step


Step 3. Open RegCurePro to start a new scan


Step 4. It will show the issues to be optimized, one click to fix them all

Conclusion

privacysecurity.info and similar pop-ups are popular, you should learn to distinguished them. Using protecting programs is also necessary, you are recommended to use Spyhunter to give your PC a all-time protection. And to optimize your computer and get better computer performance, use RegCure Pro.



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