'Secure Boot Violation' Technical Support Scam

The 'Secure Boot Violation' technical support scam is executed via misleading pop-ups that you may encounter while browsing shady websites. Often, this tactic may be promoted via unwanted browser notifications, adware, advertisements hosted on shady sites, etc. Users who come across the pop-ups may see a red screen saying 'Secure Boot Violation' followed by some text that tries to explain a serious computer problem regarding the drivers and BIOS setup. Finally, the user is told to enter their Windows serial number and call (855)-913-9111 for more assistance. Completing any of these requests may cause you a major headache because of the following reasons:

• Entering your Windows serial number will reveal it to online con artists who may try to resell it.
• Calling the phone number will not get you in touch with an 'authorized service desk' as the pop-up claims and, instead, you will be talking to experienced fraudsters who may try to obtain information from you.

The 'Secure Boot Violation' technical support scam can be very unsafe if you are not familiar with tactics of this sort. You should remember that Web browser pop-ups are not a good source of information when it comes to your PC's health and safety – if a website is claiming to host such details, then it is very likely to be part of a tactic.

The correct thing to do when you encounter the 'Secure Boot Violation' technical support scam pop-ups is to ignore them and leave the website that brought them to your attention.