I wrote this article to help you remove “Ransomware Attack Warning Alert”. This “Ransomware Attack Warning Alert” removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

If you are having pop-ups with the message “Ransomware Attack Warning Alert” appearing on your screen, you have contacted a adware program. The rogue tool is purposefully misleading you. The people who have created it have malicious intentions. They try to take advantage of users’ lack of experience and competency on computer topics. The goal is to convince people to take unnecessary measures against a non-existing threat. If you do as the “Ransomware Attack Warning Alert” alert instructs you to, you can have more severe problems. The actual threat in your system is the adware which is showing you these fake warning notifications.

The nefarious program displays pop-up windows which are designed to resemble legitimate system messages. It even lists an error code which is, of course, false. The bogus alerts claim that you have contracted a ransomware virus. This is a dangerous type of infection which you may have heard of before. Ransomware viruses lock users’ personal files and demand a certain payment to return them back to normal. If you have a reliable anti-virus utility installed to your computer, it will block such infections. In any event, you will never be shown a message like the “Ransomware Attack Warning Alert” notification.

The fake alert claims that the supposed infection is stealing data from your machine, including your Facebook login, credit card details, email account login and the photos stored on the computer. This statement alone reveals that the message is false. As we explained above, the main compromise that ransomware programs make is encrypting files. In rare occasions, they may also steal users’ personal data, but this is never their main activity. The “Ransomware Attack Warning Alert” pop-ups instruct users to contact Microsoft technicians for support. They list the following hot line: 1-866-391-6238. This phone line is supposed to be toll free. This is not the case. You will be charged a high sum for calling it.

The people who you will be contacted with will not be certified Microsoft technicians. They will be agents who work for the developers of the adware behind the “Ransomware Attack Warning Alert” messages. They will try to sell you a bogus anti-virus tool which will be useless. In the worst case scenario, it can turn out to be malware itself. You should completely disregard the notifications and instead take action against the rogue program behind them. Be advised that the adware can lead to security issues even if you ignore its misleading pop-ups. The insidious program will keep track of your browsing sessions and gather data on you. It can record your browsing history, keystrokes, IP address, geographic location, area code, email, residency, demographic details, keystrokes, account user names and passwords. The gathered data can be sold to cyber criminals.

To protect your system from threats like the adware behind the “Ransomware Attack Warning Alert” pop-ups, you need to keep your guard up. The shady program can enter your machine in a couple of ways. The preferred distribution technique is bundling. A pirated program, a freeware or shareware application can carry the setup file of the adware. The download client will offer the extra tool as a bonus. You can choose to have it installed or exclude it. To find the option, you will need to read the terms and conditions of the host. We advise you to always get acquainted with the end user license agreement of the programs you add to your system.

The adware behind the “Ransomware Attack Warning Alert” warnings can travel hidden in a spam email. The sender will conceal the payload of the malicious program behind an attachment. He will describe the appended file as an important document on an urgent matter. In many cases, spammers write on behalf of legitimate entities. They can copy a template of a legitimate message and list the contacts of the corresponding organization to make the email seem legitimate. To check whether a given letter is genuine, proof the email address the sender has used to contact you.

“Ransomware Attack Warning Alert” Removal

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you are familiar with this task, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Here are the steps you must follow to permanently remove from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove “Ransomware Attack Warning Alert” from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.