Microsoft security warning - fake?

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by dishdude

100% fake. Was it a popup in your web browser?

Yes, it was.

I wonder if this fake warning was sent by someone who is harboring a grudge against Microsoft. I just read that Microsoft is actually trying to keep people running Windows 10 from installing Google Chrome or Firefox; I wonder as well if this "warning" is somehow tied in with that article. I personally think it is, with the "warning" having been sent by someone with a very low opinion of Microsoft. The message must be fake, as my Internet connection works perfectly well now, over three hours after I saw it (the message) in my browser.

Sheeesh! What some folks won't do to get attention or stir up a hornets' nest. I can only guess how many people were scared into calling that 800 number I mentioned; I bet Microsoft's phones were (and may still be) ringing off the hook with calls from frightened Internet users, all because of that official-looking pop-up warning.