The next time you open your browser, do not allow the browser to open the last opened page.
Your browser window should now be closed. When you click on the End Process button, Task Manager will ask you to confirm if you are sure you want to terminate it as shown in the image below.Īt this point you should press the Yes button in order to kill the process. If you are unsure of the process name to close, please see the table below: If you are using this browser: Once you have selected the browser's process, click on the End Process button as shown by the red arrow in the picture above. Then scroll through the list till you see your web browser's process and left-click on it once so it becomes highlighted. Click on the button labeled Show processes from all users as shown in the image below. You will now be at a screen that shows the running processes on your computer. When Task Manager is started you will be in the Applications section as shown below.Īt this point you should click on the Processes tab.
You can now proceed to the next step.Īt the above screen, click on the Task Manager option to start the Windows Task Manager.
You should close all browser tasks until the window showing the tech support scam is closed. Once you have selected a browser task, click on the End Task button to close the application and the browser tech support scam. The names of a running browser could include Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox. Look through the list of running applications and left-click once on the task for your web browser. The Windows Task Manager will now open and list all the running applications on the computer as shown below. Once the above screen is open, click on the Task Manager link as indicated by the red arrow in the image above. To open the task manager, press the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys at the same time to bring up the Windows security screen shown below. To do this we will use the Windows Task Manager.
To close Fake Java Update PopUp, you need to terminate the process for the browser that is currently displaying the browser based tech support scam.
On the other hand, if you are continuously seeing scams with alerts like "Outdated Java" or "Java Update Available", then you should scan your computer for adware and remove anything that is found. These advertisements can be displayed by installed adware programs or through less than reputable sites that are displaying them to generate advertising revenue.įor the most part, if you see a browser based scam like this, then you can simply close the browser and start it again. The Fake Outdated Java scam is shown through advertisements that redirect you to sites that display this scam. Why am I Seeing these Fake Update Java PopUps in my Browser? Once again, do not worry as it is quite easy to remove these infections if you follow the guide below.
On the other hand, if you are constantly seeing these types of fake update popups, tech support scams, or pages opening by themselves, then it may be possible that you are infected with an adware or other unwanted program that are displaying them. 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 as this will just reopen the scam. Thankfully, these scams can be closed by simply opening Windows Task Manager and ending the browser process.
This is just a scam to try and trick you into download the fake update so that the scammers can install further adware and unwanted programs on your computer. Once again, while your Java installation, if you even have one, may in fact be outdated, the site has no way of knowing this.