'Firewall Breach Detected' Pop-Ups
Posted: June 13, 2017
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 12,486 |
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Threat Level: | 8/10 |
Infected PCs: | 2,604 |
First Seen: | June 13, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | October 1, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'Firewall Breach Detected' pop-ups are misleading browser messages, which contain false information regarding the computer's security. These pop-ups may often claim that the users have become the victims of a hacker attack, and a 'Suspicious Ransomware Activity' has been detected on their computers. In addition to this, potential victims might see an alert saying that their firewalls have been breached, or a random error code has been detected on their computers. Fake messages like the 'Firewall Breach Detected' pop-ups may use countless made-up errors to trick users into thinking that there is something wrong, but what they must remember is that Web browser pop-ups are not a trustworthy information source regarding their computers' performance and security.
The purpose of pop-ups like the ones we are talking about is to trick innocent users into believing that they are in serious trouble and need to follow the page's instructions if they want to guarantee their computers' safety. However, the instructions in the 'Firewall Breach Detected' pop-ups are not very detailed, and all they tell users is to contact 844-699-8351 to receive further instructions. This phone number is operated by a group of con artists who take money from users by inducing them to pay hundreds of dollars for useless support services or software. As you can probably have guessed already, the purpose of the 'Firewall Breach Detected' pop-ups is identical, and users who follow the instructions in these pop-ups are likely to end up being asked to pay money in exchange for services or anti-virus utilities.
If you came across the 'Firewall Breach Detected' pop-ups while browsing the Internet, then you'll be glad to hear that these pop-ups are not caused by threatening software present on your computer. Also, don't forget that the information these pop-ups contain is fake, and you should not believe anything they say. Pop-ups like these should be closed immediately, but in some cases, this might not be possible without restarting the Web browser completely.
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