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wenofia
Nov 02, 2024Copper Contributor
How to Remove False Virus Alerts Pop-ups on Windows 11
Hello, I encountered the identical issue as you did yesterday, mirroring your screenshots. Despite trying methods like installing Malwarebytes, no software detected anything. However, I managed ...
Ewan_Hoozami
Oct 28, 2025Copper Contributor
Hi, I'm getting fake security alerts every time I turn on my computer, but I'm pretty sure they're coming from Microsoft, as they have no other purpose than trying to get me to use OneDrive or some such Microsoft product, which would probably give me real security/privacy concerns if I were silly enough to comply with the request. After several of these, I no longer read the alerts, which probably puts me at risk of a real security issue. Sorry Microsoft, you'll need to stop crying wolf if you want to make me start reading your alerts.