Remove Microsoft-techhelp.com Pop-up Scam

My Safari seems to have a Microsoft-techhelp.com malware problem. Any ideas how to get rid of it. I have already closed it, shut down my computer, etc. Called the number - got someone from India it sounds like, wanted my phone number and I told her I would call back - sounds like big scam. How to get rid of this???

Infected with Microsoft-techhelp.com

Microsoft-techhelp.com has become a nasty computer infection which attack many user's computer. Microsoft-techhelp.com is an adware infection created and developed by the cyber criminals to collect money.In general, Microsoft-techhelp.com can be installed along with insecure free downloads from the Internet without any permission and notice. Once gets into the computer, Microsoft-techhelp.com will change the computer browser setting and begin to redirect your hoempage and new tab. Microsoft-techhelp.com changes the home page of your Web browser to point to a specific Web site. As soon as you open the browser, Microsoft-techhelp.com will pop up to redirect you to its own domain and block you from accessing online or using IE,Firefox and Chrome. Microsoft-techhelp.com will take over your browser and you cannot easily get your default search engine and homepage back.

The fake pop-up message from Microsoft-techhelp.com may states that your file may be missing due to some virus on your computer.It asks you to call the free number to get help. However, you should not believe in the fake alert. This is a scam to help the cyber criminals to make money. If you call the number, you will pay a good bit of money for this guy to work with you over the phone. It is suggested to remove Microsoft-techhelp.com from the computer as soon as possible.To look deep into the threats, it is suggested to scan your computer with a anti-spyware like Spyhunter to find the detail problem.

How to remove Microsoft-techhelp.com?

Manually remove Microsoft-techhelp.com

Step 1: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together and stop Microsoft-techhelp.com processes in the Windows Task Manager.

Step 2: Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by infections from Microsoft-techhelp.com.

Step 3: Remove the unwanted extension from the browsers.

Internet Explorer

1) Launch the Internet Explorer and click on Tools in menu bar, click on the Manage Add-ons.
2) Click on Toolbars and Extensions, select Disable the suspicious or unwanted extension.

3) Restart the Internet Explorer.

Mozilla Firefox

1) Start the Mozilla Firefox. Click on the Firefox menu then choose Add-ons.
2) Click on the Extensions in the pop-up Add-ons Manager page, select the adware in the list and then click on Remove button.



3) Restart Mozilla Firefox.

Google Chrome

1) Run the Google Chrome. Select the Tools in the Chrome menu then click on Extensions to open it.
2) In the pop-up page, search for the Hijacker in the list and disable it.

3) Restart Google Chrome.

Step 4: Search the registry entries in your Registry Editor and then remove all of them.

Automatically remove Microsoft-techhelp.com

Step 1. Click the icon to download SpyHunter.

Step 2. Follow the instructions to install the SpyHunter.

Step 3. Run SpyHunter to scan your PC.

Step 4. Click on the  Fix Threats  to get all detected items deleted.

Summary 

Microsoft-techhelp.com is a threat to your computer. To protect your computer from further damage, it is better to remove Microsoft-techhelp.com from the computer as soon as possible. To download Spyhunter to remove threats easily and safely now.



(Gary)