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Windows Product key scam

Anonymous
2017-03-18T17:44:56+00:00

Been battling a virus for a while now. Now that I removed everything this new pop-up comes on when I login to my user on windows 7. As soon as I get to the home page where it shows start up menu and my apps it then proceeds to slow up and glitch into this page. This is a scam. I've contacted windows saying they have no notion of this . They could not help me for the fact that it blocks me when I'm on the pic after 5-10 minites. I've tried turning on task manager to end this process but it loads up but in the background since this pop up is like a "screen/cover" of my homepage . I called the number and they are just scammers who want a free version of windows. Can anybody help?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-03-19T09:26:56+00:00

    Try:

    To close the screen you can enter THTY4-89LK6-RTI23-XZTOP-05ERY as the product key.

    Source and further instructions in this removal guide: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-fake-windows-defender-prevented-malicious-software-scam

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-03-31T06:16:11+00:00

    In case you still have the same problem:

    See if the steps mentioned in this removal guide help: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-select-region-tech-support-scam

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-03-19T08:29:44+00:00

    Hello,

    We suggest that you refer to the Microsoft Safety & Security Center to report the issue.

    If you have further questions, feel free to ask us.

    Regards.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-03-24T00:09:13+00:00

    Oh. You came back...

    Hm.

    How sad that that not worked...

    Suggestion to ask for free expert help at Bleepingcomputer.com.

    The links you'll find in the removal guide.

    Good luck.

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-03-23T23:53:17+00:00

    Just put that in. Still no luck. 

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