Scammers are always on the lookout for deceiving consumers and tricking them that their PC has been infected with viruses and malware. They then ask for some amount to be transferred to them in order to ‘fix’ this issue. But by now, many users seem to have got an idea of the same, hence these scammers seem to have found a new way out. They have started sending out Pornographic Virus Alerts and have marked Apple as the sender.
Apart from that, they have also listed out some random people as Apple Support Staff and shared a phone number to get this issue rectified. What is even more concerning is the accompanying messages. “Mac registration key is illegal”, “This Mac is using a pirated software”, “This Mac is sending virus over the internet” are just some of the alerts that you are likely to encounter. The message ends with the “Contact Apple helpline to reactivate your account”.
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The entire message is equally supported by graphics and visual elements that give it a genuine look and feel. Along the same line, you might also get an accompanying robotic voice warning. So what is the reason for these Pornographic Virus Alerts and are they really been sent by “Apple”? Let’s investigate it. More importantly, we will also list out the fixes for this issue. Follow along for the detailed instructions.
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Let’s get straight to the point- these virus alerts aren’t from Apple and aren’t related to them in any way whatsoever. You could also check out the URL or address bar and confirm the same as well. This is done by scammers and tricks the users into shelling out some bucks. Most often than not, it is carried out using some JavaScript commands that makes the webpage hostage.
