Removal Manual for 1-855-596-2695 Fake Support Pop-up

If you have seen a pop-up in the form of an antivirus program that resembles some of the most widely used ones with attached ‘1-855-596-2695’ phone number to it, there is a good chance that this is an attempt to lure you into a scam. This may have happened if you installed an unwanted application on your computer, bundled with third-party installers. Some users have reported that the ‘scanner’ may have displayed messages, similar to ‘Your system is compromised! Call Customer Support to help fix the issues.’ Such pop-ups may be the result of an unwanted application that might be installed on the computer or a malicious site that could have displayed it.

1-855-596-2695 Pop-up – How Does It Work?

The fake antivirus pop-up may come onto the computer in several different ways. The most common way is if the user clicks on an advertisement that may redirect him to a website, which could display the pop-up. The other way users might get this is by installing freeware programs from unofficial for them sites. Such websites may bundle PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications) in the installer program of the freeware as free extras.

We have researched the phone number and found some reports in forums that this same number has been calling consumers in relations with a non-existent debt collections. Users report various activities associated with it:

→“This number is a total “SCAM”! I received a popup window stating that my computer was full of malware! After clicking on the button that says “Fixit”, and nothing happens (big surprise) a number pops up to call!”
“Anyone else get a call from this number? They state they are with MBSA Financial Solutions LLC in Atlanta ga and even gave me their address and claims they filing a civil case against me and garnish my wages if I don’t pay them and I don’t even know what it’s for and can’t find this so-called company anywhere online…. I am thinking it’s a scam. Any thoughts?”
Source: https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-596-2695

It is highly advisable if you receive such fake virus alerts with a phone number attached to them to not call the number. In case you do call the number, and you have suspicions it may be a scam, you should:

→-Aggregate information about the number`s company, address, and another telephone number.
-Hang up immediately.
-Never give away your personal and financial information
-Report the caller id to FTC (Federal Trade Commission)

How To Remove 1-855-596-2695 Fake Support Pop-up?

In case you keep seeing this pop-up, and you do not want it on your computer, you should act immediately. First, follow the removal manual below to locate and delete it. Second, make sure to download a reputable anti-malware program that will remove whatever traces may be left from this app. Also, such particular program may ensure your constant future protection from all types of malware.

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1. Remove/Uninstall 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up

1. Remove/Uninstall 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up in Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program. No matter if you are using Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

Hold the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear (fig.1).

In the field type in “appwiz.cpl” and press ENTER (fig.2).

This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC.
Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up.

2. Restore the settings in your browser

2. Remove 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from your browser

Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove a toolbar from Google Chrome Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer Remove a toolbar from Safari

Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window

Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu

Select 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up and click “Remove“

After 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu

Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“

From the opened “Extensions” menu locate 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Internet Explorer:

Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’

In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’

Select 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.

After 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Safari

Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.

From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’
In the new window select ‘Extensions’
Click once on 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up will be removed.

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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.

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• Guide 1: How to Remove 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Windows.
• Guide 2: Get rid of 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Mac OS X.
• Guide 3: Remove 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Google Chrome.
• Guide 4: Erase 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Mozilla Firefox.
• Guide 5: Uninstall 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Microsoft Edge.
• Guide 6: Remove 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Safari.
• Guide 7: Eliminate 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Internet Explorer.

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How to Remove 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Windows.

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Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up

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1. Hold Windows key() + R

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2. The "Run" Window will appear. In it, type "msconfig" and click OK.

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3. Go to the "Boot" tab. There select "Safe Boot" and then click "Apply" and "OK". Tip: Make sure to reverse those changes by unticking Safe Boot after that, because your system will always boot in Safe Boot from now on.

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4. When prompted, click on "Restart" to go into Safe Mode.

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5. You can recognise Safe Mode by the words written on the corners of your screen.

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Step 2: Uninstall 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up and related software from Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

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1. Hold the Windows Logo Button and "R" on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear.

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2. In the field type in "appwiz.cpl" and press ENTER.

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3. This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC. Select the program that you want to remove, and press "Uninstall" Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.

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Step 3: Clean any registries, created by 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up on your computer.

The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:

1. Open the Run Window again, type "regedit" and click OK.

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2. When you open it, you can freely navigate to the Run and RunOnce keys, whose locations are shown above.

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3. You can remove the value of the virus by right-clicking on it and removing it. Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.

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Step 4: Scan for 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Click on the "Download" button to proceed to SpyHunter's download page.

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2. After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.

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3. After the update process has finished, click on the 'Malware/PC Scan' tab. A new window will appear. Click on 'Start Scan'.

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4. After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the 'Next' button.

If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.

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Get rid of 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Mac OS X.

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Step 1: Uninstall 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up and remove related files and objects

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1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:

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2. Find Activity Monitor and double-click it:

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3. In the Activity Monitor look for any suspicious processes, belonging or related to 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up:

Tip: To quit a process completely, choose the “Force Quit” option.

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4. Click on the "Go" button again, but this time select Applications. Another way is with the ⇧+⌘+A buttons.

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5. In the Applications menu, look for any suspicious app or an app with a name, similar or identical to 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up. If you find it, right-click on the app and select “Move to Trash”.

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6: Select Accounts, after which click on the Login Items preference. Your Mac will then show you a list of items that start automatically when you log in. Look for any suspicious apps identical or similar to 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up. Check the app you want to stop from running automatically and then select on the Minus (“-“) icon to hide it.

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7: Remove any left-over files that might be related to this threat manually by following the sub-steps below:

• Go to Finder.
• In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
• Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
• If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.

In case you cannot remove 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up via Step 1 above:

In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:

Disclaimer! If you are about to tamper with Library files on Mac, be sure to know the name of the virus file, because if you delete the wrong file, it may cause irreversible damage to your MacOS. Continue on your own responsibility!

1: Click on "Go" and Then "Go to Folder" as shown underneath:

2: Type in "/Library/LauchAgents/" and click Ok:

3: Delete all of the virus files that have similar or the same name as 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up. If you believe there is no such file, do not delete anything.

You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:

→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons

Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.

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Step 2: Scan for and remove 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up files from your Mac

When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.

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Remove 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Google Chrome.

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Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu

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Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"

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Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.

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Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.

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Erase 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Mozilla Firefox.

Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window

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Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.

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Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"

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Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.

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Uninstall 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Microsoft Edge.

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Step 1: Start Edge browser.

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Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.

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Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".

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Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.

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Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.

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Remove 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Safari.

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Step 1: Start the Safari app.

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Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.

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Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".

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Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.

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Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.

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Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up will be removed.

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How to Reset Safari
IMPORTANT: Before resetting Safari make sure you back up all your saved passwords within the browser in case you forget them.

Start Safari and then click on the gear leaver icon.

Click the Reset Safari button and you will reset the browser.

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Eliminate 1-855-596-2695 Pop-up from Internet Explorer.

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Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.

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Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'

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Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.

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Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.

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Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.

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