How to Get Rid of Outdated Browser Detected Scam (Scam/Adware)

What is Outdated Browser Detected Scam? And how does it work?

Outdated Browser Detected Scam is new kind of bogus alert that can appear on any browser although it mostly appears on Mozilla Firefox. This scam tricks users into installing an update for Mozilla Firefox. However, this is actually a bogus update that could potentially harm your computer if installed. This scam is presented in a pop-up message that could be loaded on your browser in an attempt to convince you that your Firefox browser is out of date and that you have to install its update. When you encounter this deceiving alert, you will see a pop-up with a message that states:
“Outdated Browser Detected
You are currently using – Firefox 67 – which is not outdated.
Please Update The Latest Version of Firefox (recommended)
It is recommended that you update your browser to the lates version to view this page. Please update to continue.”
If you encounter this kind of bogus alert when you surf the web, you have to close the tab that’s displaying it right away. It is often hosted on malicious domains and you can get redirected into it when you click on some ads online. However, if you keep getting redirected to the site that displays this scam, then this only means that there is some ad-supported program or adware installed on your computer that’s causing these redirects. Thus, no matter how many times you close the site that’s hosting this scam, you could still encounter it unless you get down to its root cause which is the adware in your system.
How does the Outdated Browser Detected Scam spread over the web?
Outdated Browser Detected scam, just like other fake alerts, spread over the web using misleading and deceptive advertisements. Aside from that, adware programs are also responsible for such fake alerts as they’re the ones that causes redirects to sites that display tech support scams. This kind of program is usually distributed using software bundles that are distributed on free sharing sites. Hence, when you install software bundles, remember to always use the Advanced or Custom setup instead of the standard one to avoid installing adware programs.
Get rid of the Outdated Browser Detected scam as well as the adware program that’s causing it with the help of the removal guide provided below.
Step 1: The first thing you have to do is close the tab or the browser displaying the Outdated Browser Detected scam. However, if your browser is forced to go into full-screen mode because of the fake alert, tap F11 in your keyboard to exit full screen mode.
Step 2: After that, try to close the browser manually. If you find it hard to do so, close the browser through the Task Manager.
Step 3: Tap the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys to launch the Task Manager.
Step 4: After opening the Task Manager, go to the Processes tab and look for the affected browser’s process and end it by clicking End task or End Process.
Step 5: Close the Task Manager and reset all the affected browsers to default.
Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome, then tap the Alt + F keys.
After that, click on Settings.
Next, scroll down until you see the Advanced option, once you see it, click on it.
After clicking the Advanced option, go to the “Restore and clean up option and click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” option to reset Google Chrome.
Now restart Google Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox

Open Mozilla Firefox and tap Ctrl + Shift + A to access the Add-ons Manager.
In the Extensions menu Remove the unwanted extension.
Restart the browser and tap keys Alt + T.
Select Options and then move to the General menu.
Overwrite the URL in the Home Page section and then restart the browser.

Internet Explorer

Launch Internet Explorer.
Next, click the wrench icon for Settings.
Then click Internet Options.
After that, go to the Advanced tab.
From there, click the Reset button. This will reset Internet Explorer’s settings to their default condition.
Now click OK to save the changes made.
Restart your computer.

Step 6: Tap the Win + R keys to open Run and then type in “appwiz.cpl” to open Programs and Features in Control Panel.
Step 7: From there, look for the adware program or any unfamiliar program that could be related to the Outdated Browser Detected scam under the list of installed programs and once you’ve found it, uninstall it.

Step 8: Close the Control Panel and tap the Win + E keys to open File Explorer.
Step 9: Navigate to the following directories and look for the adware installer like the software bundle it came with as well as other suspicious files and delete them.

%USERPROFILE%\Downloads
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop
%TEMP%

Step 10: Edit your Hosts File.

Tap the Win + R keys to open then type in %WinDir% and then click OK.
Go to System32/drivers/etc.
Open the hosts file using Notepad.
Delete all the entries of any suspicious web URL.
After that, save the changes you’ve made and close the file.

Step 11: Now you have to flush the DNS cache of your computer. To do so, right click on the Start button and click on Command Prompt (administrator). From there, type the “ipconfig /flushdns” command and hit Enter to flush the DNS.
Step 12: Close the File Explorer and empty your Recycle Bin.
To make sure that you’ve completely gotten rid of Outdated Browser Detected scam as well as the adware program behind it, you need to use an efficient program like [product-name]. To use it, follow the advanced steps below:
Perform a full system scan using [product-code]. To do so, follow these steps:

Turn on your computer. If it’s already on, you have to reboot it.
After that, the BIOS screen will be displayed, but if Windows pops up instead, reboot your computer and try again. Once you’re on the BIOS screen, repeat pressing F8, by doing so the Advanced Option shows up.

To navigate the Advanced Option use the arrow keys and select Safe Mode with Networking then hit
Windows will now load the Safe Mode with Networking.
Press and hold both R key and Windows key.

If done correctly, the Windows Run Box will show up.
Type in the URL address, [product-url] in the Run dialog box and then tap Enter or click OK.
After that, it will download the program. Wait for the download to finish and then open the launcher to install the program.
Once the installation process is completed, run [product-code] to perform a full system scan.