Rogue.TechSupportScam

Short bio

Rogue.TechSupportScam is Malwarebytes’ generic detection for programs that are installed with the objective of getting the affected system’s user to call a tech support scammer telephone numbers. Users usually fall victim to buying overpriced services and software.

Protection

Malwarebytes protects users from Rogue.TechSupportScam using real-time protection.

Malwarebytes blocks Rogue.TechSupportScam

Remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Rogue.TechSupportScam without further user interaction.

1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
2. Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
3. When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
4. Click on the Get started button.
5. Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
6. Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
7. Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.