The Your PC is being tracked Popup is an advertisement displayed by adware and unsavory sites that tries to scare visitors into thinking that their PC is being tracked. These alerts display the operating system of the computer, the type of browser, the IP address, and the general geographic location. This information is being derived from the browser’s user agent and the IP address of the visitor. All sites are able to collect this information unless you use a VPN and user agent masking software.
When the Your PC is being tracked Popup is displayed in your browser it will display an alert that states:
ATTENTION!
Your PC is being tracked
OS: Windows 7
Browser Version: Chrome
IP: 192.168.1.1
ISP: Fake ISP
City/Area: Boulder, Colorado
Click OK to disable tracking!
When you press OK, it will then display another alert that then prompts you to install a Chrome extension.
Attention
Your Windows 7 PC is being tracked.
Your Chrome browser, search history and habits get tracked by Search Engines and Advertising companies in order to build a profile of you.
We highly recommend you click ‘Disable Tracking’ to prevent companies from tracking you further.
Disabling the tracking will also close security flaws that are vulnerable for Viruses and Trojans.
While web sites are able to track certain information about you based on cookies, user agents, and IP addresses, this popup is being used to scare you into installing a Chrome extension that states it can block this type of tracking. Unfortunately, this is untrue as searches conducted using this extension will just redirect you to Yahoo, which can track this information just like any other site. Furthermore, the proposed Chrome extension does not provide any added security against viruses or Trojans.
Thankfully, these types of advertisements can be closed by simply opening Windows Task Manager and ending the browser process. It is important, though, that if you end the browser process that you do not reopen previously closed sites if prompted by the browser when you start it again.
On the other hand, if you are constantly seeing these types of popups, or these pages are opening by themselves, then it may be possible that you are infected with an adware or other unwanted program that are displaying them. Once again, do not worry as it is quite easy to remove these infections if you follow the guide below.
Why am I Seeing the Your PC is being tracked Popup ?
The Your PC is being tracked Popup is shown through advertisements that redirect you to sites that display this scam. These advertisements can be displayed by installed adware programs or through less than reputable sites that are displaying them to generate advertising revenue.
For the most part, if you see a browser ad, then you can simply close the browser and start it again. On the other hand, if you are continuously seeing popups with alerts like “Your PC is being tracked “, then you should scan your computer for adware and remove anything that is found.
Your computer should now be free of the Your PC is being Tracked Popup program. If your current security solution allowed this program on your computer, you may want to consider purchasing the full-featured version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future.
If you are still having problems with your computer after completing these instructions, then please follow the steps outlined in the topic linked below: