The Your system is heavily damaged by (4) virus! Tech Support Scam is an web browser advertisement shown by scammy affiliates who try to scare you into thinking your computer has a virus so that you download and install an unwanted PC optimization program. I want to make it clear that if you see this alert in a web browser then your computer is fine! This is just an advertisement and you should not download the promoted program or purchase it.
When the Your system is heavily damaged by (4) virus! Tech Support Scam is displayed in your browser it will making a beeping sound from your computer’s speakers and display an alert that contains text similar to the following:
Your system is heavily damaged by (4) virus!
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Once again, this is just a fake a alert and your computer is not infected with anything, you do not have four viruses, it will not corrupt your data, and the site has no idea what is running on your computer. At this same time, for those who have never seen a message like this, they can be quite alarming as these scams make it difficult to close browser tabs or the browser itself.
Thankfully, almost all browser based tech support scams 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 tech support scams, 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 system is heavily damaged by (4) virus! Tech Support Scam?
The Your system is heavily damaged by (4) virus! Tech Support Scam 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 based tech support scam, then you can simply close the browser and start it again. On the other hand, if you are continuously seeing scams with alerts like “Your system is heavily damaged by (4) virus!”, then you should scan your computer for adware and remove anything that is found. Last, but not least, if you have purchased the promoted software, I suggest that you contact your credit card company to dispute the charge as a scam based on how it was marketed.
Your computer should now be free of the Your system is heavily damaged by (4) virus! Tech Support Scam 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: