Wannacry Detected Fake Alerts Removal

Can’t Remove Wannacry Detected pop-ups?

Wannacry is a deadly virus. It has a way to inform you about its presence. Microsoft cannot help you if this happens. If you see alerts in your web browser that state otherwise, be sure. These are fake. The crooks are taking advantage of the situation. They are paying with your fears. The bogus website that displays the fake “Wannacry Detected” alerts is designed to trick you into believing that your computer has crashed. It opens pop-up messages which cannot be closed. These pop-ups are corrupted. Do not interact with it. If you click on any of the provided buttons, you will enable the full-screen mode of your browser. This tactic aims to further confuse you. It is luring you into impulsive actions. Do not panic! Do not call the provided numbers. You will only reach the crooks. These people are criminals. They know what to say in order to trick you into revealing your credit card details and other personal information. Use your Task Manager to close your browser and start a new session. If the bogus website reappears, you might have a problem. Such browser redirections are caused by adware. These parasites are extremely intrusive. They enter your computer in complete silence and wreak havoc. Before you know it, your computer becomes sluggish and unresponsive. The adware behind the Wannacry Detected scam injects commercials on every website you open and redirects your browser to third-party pages. As for the website displaying the “Wannacry Detected” fake alerts, it is just one of many similar pages. This time you got lucky. You didn’t fall victim of this scam. Yet, there will be a next time. You cannot prepare for all possible scenarios. The crooks target your wallet. They can be very persistent. Do not play with your luck. The adware is too hazardous to be kept on board. Delete this intruder before it causes damage!

How did I get infected with?

The adware behind the Wannacry Detected scam is not an ingenious virus. It is a simple computer program. It cannot install itself without your permission. Yet, it doesn’t need to ask openly. This pest is a master deceiver. It asks for your permission in the sneakiest way possible. The parasite usually hitches a ride with other software. Be very careful when you are installing software. Always opt for the Advanced option in the Setup Wizard. It can be a button or tab. Select it. Under it, you will be given the opportunity to see and deselect all apps that are about to be installed. Developers often attach “bonus” programs to the payload files of many popular tools. These extra programs, more often than not, are malicious. Make sure you know what you are giving your approval to. Before you click on that “Accept” button, read the Terms and Conditions/End User License Agreement (EULA). If you spot anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately. Keep in mind that you can select all extras and still install the program you originally planned to set up. This is your computer. You are in charge of what is being installed on it. Install only trustworthy programs.

Why are these ads dangerous?

The adware behind the Wannacry Detected Scam is a pain in the neck that is hard to be tolerated. It injects adverts on every website you open, redirects your web traffic and slows your computer. It may not strike as a dangerous program, yet it is not harmless. This parasite, like any other infection, can easily go out of control. The adware gets more and more aggressive with each passing day. It will start to redirect your browser more often. It will even pause your online videos for commercial breaks. This furtive app can ruin your browsing experience. It may also infect your computer or cost you real money. The adware doesn’t have a verifying mechanism. Anyone willing to spend some money can use it to promote. All sorts of crooks do. They use the adware to spread misleading commercials and to redirect web traffic to scam websites. There are numerous pages like the Wannacry Detected scam. This one didn’t fool you. But there are others. IT support scams, fake software updates, nonexistent web stores. The adware does not distinguish between legitimate and fake websites. With this app on board, you are more likely to end up on a scam page that on a legit one. Do yourself a huge favor. Clean your computer now!

How Can I Remove Wannacry Detected Pop-ups?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall suspicious software from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete unknown add-ons from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Wannacry Detected from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall unknown programs from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the any unknown program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove add-ons and extensions from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Wannacry Detected Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.