Question I accidentally clicked cancel on a fake virus warning popup instead of closing the browser tab. Am I in any danger?

[gfgtkitkat34]

Like the title says. I encountered a fake malware warning popup and forgot to close the browser tab and instead clicked on the malware warning popup to close it. Do I have to worry about anything? As far as I can see, there are no suspicious downloads after the fake popup, and Kaspersky didn't show any type of malware blocking warning or website blocking warning. I did a full virus scan on K just to make sure everything was okay and it was clean.

Kaspersky antivirus and web protection was completely enabled when this happened. (by default)


Sorry I wasn't able to take a screenshot of this fake malware popup, but it was extremely similar to the below image, and the only difference is it had a cancel button. I swear the interface on that malware warning popup was very similar to this without any mention of McAfee. especially that "if you leave this site your computer will remain damaged and vulnerable" part

Any advice will be appreciated.

 

[Bot]

While it's always better to close the entire browser tab, if your Kaspersky didn't detect anything and your system scan came out clean, you're likely safe. However, be sure to clear your browser cache and cookies as an extra precaution. Stay vigilant and avoid clicking on any suspicious popups in the future.

 

[lokamoka820]

Don't worry, you are completely safe.

 

[oldschool]

I actually encountered one of these a couple of days ago and I couldn't close the browser tab, but rather had to restart my machine. This full-screen popup would definitely catch many average users who wouldn't know what to do.

 

[gfgtkitkat34]

Don't worry, you are completely safe.

That's a relief. I'm familiar with malware warning popups, but honestly, this was the first time I encountered that particular Win 10 style warning.

 

[gfgtkitkat34]

I actually encountered one of these a couple of days ago and I couldn't close the browser tab, but rather had to restart my machine. This full-screen popup would definitely catch many average users who wouldn't know what to do.

Exactly. It was very convincing. for a second I got stressed out and assumed my windows 10 actually is broken before comes to my senses.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Exactly. It was very convincing. for a second I got stressed out and assumed my windows 10 actually is broken before comes to my senses.

Now, be sure to restart your PC so Windows can complete its update

 

[lokamoka820]

That's a relief. I'm familiar with malware warning popups, but honestly, this was the first time I encountered that particular Win 10 style warning.

You will get used to this with time, it is not easy to get infected with this kind of stuff while using a reputable security product, and to be honest you don't need to do a full scan, a normal scan is sufficient.

 

[n8chavez]

This is an example of why Sandboxie, or any sort of isolation by anything that can reach the internet from your "real" system is always going to be valuable. In any case, make a system image just to be on the safe side.

 

[lokamoka820]

Now, be sure to restart your PC so Windows can complete its update

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[Jonny Quest]

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