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Thanks, The Microsoft account team. My account has been hacked. How to recognise phishing email messages, links, or phone calls. Click this link to download HitmanPro. Choose the right installation type for your Windows version. Double-click the installation file to install HitmanPro on your PC. When HitmanPro starts, make some choices depending on your needs and click the Next button to perform a system scan. Enter your e-mail address and then click Activate to start the free days trial and remove all the malicious files from your PC.

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In order to complete the malware removal process, Zemana AntiMalware will need to restart your computer. Click Reboot to restart your computer. If your PC is being redirected to the Windows Security Alert site, you need to reset your web browser settings to their original defaults. Perform this step only if your problem has not been resolved by the previous steps. Resetting your browser settings will reset some unwanted changes due to the installation of other programs and your bookmarks, history and saved passwords will not be cleared.

Take Google Chrome as an example. Open Google Chrome, click the three dots button to open the main menu and then choose Settings. Under the Reset and clean up section, click the Reset settings to their original defaults option. A confirmation dialog will pop up. Click the Reset settings button to complete the restoration process. Do you suspect your PC which is running Windows is infected with a virus or malware? You can read this post.

It will show you some signs of virus infection. Virus attacks and malware may cause a system crash and your important data loss. Thus, it is recommended that you make a backup to keep your PC safe. Do you know how to back up your data on Windows? If you have any problems registering, canceling, or receiving the security notifications, please contact us.

To set your contact preferences for this and other Microsoft communications, see the communications preferences section of the Microsoft Privacy Statement. However, it is not required to read security notifications, read security update information, or install security updates. You may have set your Office work account as a secondary email address on your Microsoft Live account. Always use caution, and perform due diligence to determine whether the message is a phishing email message before you take any other action.

Start by hovering your mouse over all email addresses, links, and buttons to verify that the information looks valid and references Microsoft.

You can also analyze the message headers and message tracking to review the "spam confidence level" and other elements of the message to determine whether it's legitimate.