Windows 10 Virus?

[JoshB2084]

On my little brother PC, when  fishy program pop-up  asking for upgrade windows 10 key  while running windows 10.  But it already activated in 11 months ago. 

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Any solution for this?

[daDILLYdog]

I searched the number and it is a scam

[Windows7ge]

Go to This PC > Properties

Scroll to the bottom and it'll tell you if windows is activated. If it is then this is probably a virus of some sort. Avast Free anti-virus and Malwarebytes anti-malware could help get rid of it if this is the case.

[daDILLYdog]

check for a program called quick cleaner (from the video) and do some scans yadda yadda DONT CALL THEM PPLS

[GoodBytes]

Microsoft has no phone number starting with 1-844 or 1-855

Usually, those numbers are scammers ones.

 

Also, Windows 10 activation is through the Settings app, there is not popup.

 

You can safely ignore it, also you can confirm your Windows is activated from the Settings app (Start > Settings > Updates & Security > Activation)

[JoshB2084]

8 minutes ago, daDILLYdog said:

I searched the number and it is a scam

 

6 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

Go to This PC > Properties

Scroll to the bottom and it'll tell you if windows is activated. If it is then this is probably a virus of some sort. Avast Free anti-virus and Malwarebytes anti-malware could help get rid of it if this is the case.

Yep, I thought so....  Thanks everyone.... I will download  MBAM on his PC, and find it out....  And  praying to not found 1,500  useless trackers cookies.... *sighs*

[daDILLYdog]

3 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Microsoft has no phone number starting with 1-844 or 1-855

Usually, those numbers are scammers ones.

 

Also, Windows 10 activation is through the Settings app, there is not popup.

 

You can safely ignore it, also you can confirm your Windows is activated from the Settings app (Start > Settings > Updates & Security > Activation)

Does the LTTF have any 1-844 or 1-855 in case I have any Wiruses?

[JoshB2084]

3 minutes ago, daDILLYdog said:

Does the LTTF have any 1-844 or 1-855 in case I have any Wiruses?

 

Please don't.....

[Windows7ge]

2 minutes ago, JoshB2084 said:

 

Yep, I thought so....  Thanks everyone.... I will download  MBAM on his PC, and find it out....  And  praying to not found 1,500  useless trackers cookies.... *sighs*

If your little bro or someone else managed to download a virus such as that (there's a technical term for software that masquerades itself as another legitimate program but I forget the right word.) then I'm willing to bet you'll see the detected viruses/malware fly when you run the scans.