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What is DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY

DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY are bogus alerts, probably the result of an advertising-supported application. This is a typical tech-support scam that attempts to scare users into calling certain numbers where they would be asked to provide remote access to their machine. If these alerts are brought about by an adware, they will be interfering with your browsing constantly. If you don’t pay attention to how you install freeware, it isn’t surprising you encountered an ad-supported program. You just need to not fall for these scams, the ads are not dangerous themselves. The scammers on the other side of the phone would request remote access to your system, and then ensure that they have solved the problem (which does not even exist in the first place), for which they would charge you a lot of money. Allowing some suspicious technicians to have remote access to your device can turn out to be a very bad idea, so you must be careful. You can be calm that this threat the alert is warning you about it’s not real, and that your operating system is safe. When you uninstall DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY, the advertisements should go away, and your browsing will no longer be disrupted.


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Why are the pop-ups appearing

It is pretty possible that you obtained the threat through freeware packages. It arrives adjoined as an optional item which Default settings do not show, and if you don’t see it, you can’t unmark it, which will authorize it to install. So as to be able to unmark the offers, choose Advanced or Custom mode. If Advanced settings disclose something, ensure everything is unmarked. And if you feel they could be of use, keep in mind that they didn’t intend to correctly disclose their installation, and you would have accidentally installed them. It is important that you pay attention when installing software because otherwise, you will have to terminate DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY or similar regularly.

Whatever warning you are seeing on your screen, we can assure that it is saying that your PC has ran into an issue and needs immediate attention. Scammers warn you about a variety of different of problems, such as malicious programs, licensing or computer problems. It is also common for the alert to include warnings about data loss or leaks since this scares users into reacting. In order to prevent those data loss scenarios, the user is required to call scammers who are posing as tech-support. Keep in mind that real software or security company will never ask users to call them. So if you get a warning from Apple, Microsoft, or some other technology company, and are required to call them, you are being tricked. These con artists would try to convince you that there is a lot wrong with your machine, and that they are the only ones who can resolve the problem, which of course, would cost you a lot. Quite a few people fall for these scams because they might be less experienced when it comes to computers, which is why tech-support scams are still around. Even if you do not pay attention to the first advert, it would show up again and again later on, so it’s not hard to see why users fall for these scams. If you aren’t convinced legitimate companies would not use browser alerts to warn you about malicious programs, you could always investigate the given number. We can promise that the first couple of results will be of users talking about being scammed. Now that it has been confirmed to be a scam, you may ignore the alert without worrying about harm to your operating system, and can deal with the actual issue. If the warnings are appearing regularly, you will have to find and eliminate DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY adware.

DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY uninstallation

We doubt you will have issues with DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY elimination because it’s not difficult. You could pick to either eliminate DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY manually or automatically. The manual way might be more time-consuming but we have prepared guidelines to help you below. Automatic way means you will have to acquire spyware removal software and have it uninstall DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY for you. After you take care of the threat, the pop-ups should stop popping up.

Learn how to remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY from your computer

Step 1. How to delete DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY from Windows?

a) Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY related application from Windows XP

  1. Click on Start
  2. Select Control Panel winxp-start Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  3. Choose Add or remove programs winxp-control-panel Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  4. Click on DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY related software winxp-add-remove-program Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  5. Click Remove

b) Uninstall DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY related program from Windows 7 and Vista

  1. Open Start menu
  2. Click on Control Panel win7-start Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  3. Go to Uninstall a program
  4. win7-control-panel Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  5. Select DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY related application
  6. Click Uninstall win7-remove-program Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY

c) Delete DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY related application from Windows 8

  1. Press Win+C to open Charm bar win8-charm-bar Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  2. Select Settings and open Control Panel win8-menu-control-panel Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  3. Choose Uninstall a program win8-programs-features Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  4. Select DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY related program
  5. Click Uninstall win8-uninstall-program Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY

d) Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY from Mac OS X system

  1. Select Applications from the Go menu. mac-os-x-go-menu Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  2. In Application, you need to find all suspicious programs, including DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY. Right-click on them and select Move to Trash. You can also drag them to the Trash icon on your Dock. mac-os-x-application-trash Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY

Step 2. How to remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY from web browsers?

a) Erase DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY from Internet Explorer

  1. Open your browser and press Alt+X
  2. Click on Manage add-ons ie-alt-x Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  3. Select Toolbars and Extensions
  4. Delete unwanted extensions ie-toolbars-extensions Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  5. Go to Search Providers
  6. Erase DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY and choose a new engine ie-search-provider Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  7. Press Alt+x once again and click on Internet Options ie-menu Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  8. Change your home page on the General tab ie-option-general Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  9. Click OK to save made changes

b) Eliminate DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY from Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla and click on the menu
  2. Select Add-ons and move to Extensions firefox-menu-options Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  3. Choose and remove unwanted extensions firefox-extensions Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  4. Click on the menu again and select Options firefox-menu Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  5. On the General tab replace your home page firefox-homepage Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  6. Go to Search tab and eliminate DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY firefox-search-engines Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  7. Select your new default search provider

c) Delete DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY from Google Chrome

  1. Launch Google Chrome and open the menu
  2. Choose More Tools and go to Extensions chrome-more-menu Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  3. Terminate unwanted browser extensions chrome-extensions Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  4. Move to Settings (under Extensions) chrome-set-pages Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  5. Click Set page in the On startup section chrome-set-homepage Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  6. Replace your home page
  7. Go to Search section and click Manage search engines chrome-manage-search Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  8. Terminate DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY and choose a new provider

d) Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY from Edge

  1. Launch Microsoft Edge and select More (the three dots at the top right corner of the screen). edge-menu Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  2. Settings → Choose what to clear (located under the Clear browsing data option) edge-settings Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  3. Select everything you want to get rid of and press Clear. edge-clear-browsing-data Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  4. Right-click on the Start button and select Task Manager. task-manager-open Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  5. Find Microsoft Edge in the Processes tab.
  6. Right-click on it and select Go to details. task-manager-processes Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  7. Look for all Microsoft Edge related entries, right-click on them and select End Task. task-manager-end-task Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY

Step 3. How to reset your web browsers?

a) Reset Internet Explorer

  1. Open your browser and click on the Gear icon
  2. Select Internet Options ie-menu Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  3. Move to Advanced tab and click Reset ie-advanced-tab Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  4. Enable Delete personal settings
  5. Click Reset ie-reset-window Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  6. Restart Internet Explorer

b) Reset Mozilla Firefox

  1. Launch Mozilla and open the menu
  2. Click on Help (the question mark) firefox-menuhelp Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  3. Choose Troubleshooting Information firefox-menu-help Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  4. Click on the Refresh Firefox button firefox-reset Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  5. Select Refresh Firefox

c) Reset Google Chrome

  1. Open Chrome and click on the menu chrome-menu Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  2. Choose Settings and click Show advanced settings chrome-advanced-menu Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  3. Click on Reset settings chrome-reset Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  4. Select Reset

d) Reset Safari

  1. Launch Safari browser
  2. Click on Safari settings (top-right corner)
  3. Select Reset Safari... safari-reset-menu Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  4. A dialog with pre-selected items will pop-up
  5. Make sure that all items you need to delete are selected safari-reset Remove DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY
  6. Click on Reset
  7. Safari will restart automatically

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