Let me tell you all this. I have Verizon. I found an $11.00 charge on my bill for a call to Canada from one of my lines that has international called block. So how did the call get on one of my verizon wireless lines if the line is NOT allowed to call international? Who has been hacked?
Same pop while using Safari as above. After Googling the number and reading other reported incidents I did a force quit. Thank you previous posters for sharing what's going on and saving me from calling.
I did not receive a call from this number, however, when I opened Safari and tried to enter an address to search, a window immediately opened withe a message telling me that there was possible spyware in place and that I needed to call them before attempting to purchase anything online. The laptop then started "speaking to me" advising me to call this number immediately. Stupidly, I did call but was smart enough to realize they were not going to help me unless I let them get on my computer. I forced Safari closed and the message quit and the windows were back to normal. Do not call them!
Same as everyone else, but my safari is compromised. I've forced a quit 3x now and restarted my computer and still, I get the pop up message that paralyzes my internet.
If you see the message ONLY with your browser,
-- google "browser hijack", and try some of the solutions seen there.
If you see the message pretty much all the time,
-- download the anti-malware program from malwarebytes.com (or another legitimate site)
-- run it
-- Make sure you check the boxes that say "PUPs" (Potentially Unwanted Programs)
-- Run "bootkit" detection and removal
If none of that works, you may have to visit your local computer repair shop, or restore your system from a backup created before you saw the "virus warning".