Removing the Fake Security Error 0x00759b In Windows 10

If you are randomly seeing a “Security Error 0x00759B” pop-up, asking you to call a support number, then your computer is infected with an adware program.
Security Error 0x00759B Virus
The Security Error 0x00759B alert is shown in such a way as to trick the user into thinking their computer has crashed or that a virus has been detected on the computer. It does this to try and scare the infected user into calling one of the listed numbers in order to receive support. In reality, though, they will only be greeted with people who are trying to sell them unneeded support contracts and services.

The “Security Error 0x00759B” pop-ups are caused by a malicious program, which is typically installed on your computer when you visit a malicious or compromised website, by other malware, or from spam emails. It can also get on your computer if you use torrents to download illegal copies of software or key generators.
After this malicious program has been installed on your computer, when your browse the Internet, you will see a pop-up message from a website that tells you to contact (the fake tech) support to fix an issue.
A. This step is needed if the malicious “Security Error 0x00759B” pop-ups will not allow you to close your browser.
1. Open Task Manager by right-clicking the taskbar and then clicking Start Task Manager. Alternatively to start the Windows Task Manager, you can press Ctrl+Alt+Del and click on Task Manager or simply press on Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

2. Scroll through the list till you see your web browser’s process and left-click on it once so it becomes highlighted. Once you have selected the browser’s process, click on the End Task button as show in the picture below.

3. Your browser window should now be closed. The next time you open your browser, do not allow the browser to open the last opened page.
B. Scan your computer with Malwarebytes AdwCleaner
Malwarebytes AdwCleaner is a free utility that will scan your computer for adware programs that may have been installed without your knowledge.
1. You can download Malwarebytes AdwCleaner from the below link.
MALWAREBYTES ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK
2. Before starting Malwarebytes AdwCleaner, close your web browser, then double-click on the Malwarebytes AdwCleaner icon.

If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run Malwarebytes AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.

3. When the Malwarebytes AdwCleaner program will open, click on the “Scan” button as shown below.

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner will now start to search for adware and other malicious programs.
4. To remove the malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the “Clean” button.

5. Malwarebytes AdwCleaner will prompt you to save any open files or documents, as the program will need to reboot the computer to complete the cleaning process. Please do so, and then click on the “OK” button.

When your computer reboots and you are logged in, Malwarebytes AdwCleaner will automatically open a log file that contains the files, registry keys, and programs that were removed from your computer. Please review this log file and then close the notepad window.
C. Scan your computer with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a powerful on-demand scanner which will remove the Security Error 0x00759B pop-ups from your machine. It is important to note that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will run alongside antivirus software without conflicts.
1. You can download download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware from the below link.
MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK
2. Once downloaded, close all programs, then double-click on the icon on your desktop named “mbam-setup” to start the installation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

You may be presented with a User Account Control dialog asking you if you want to run this file. If this happens, you should click Yes to continue with the installation.

3. When the installation begins, you will see the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup Wizard which will guide you through the installation process.

To install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware on your machine, keep following the prompts by clicking the Next button.

4. Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and will update the antivirus database. To start a system scan you can click on the Scan Now button.

5. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for the Security Error 0x00759B malware. When Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is scanning it will look like the image below.

6. When the scan has completed, you will be presented with a screen showing the malware infections that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Remove Selected button.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now quarantine all the malicious files and registry keys that it has found. When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.
D. Scan your computer with HitmanPro
HitmanPro finds and removes malware, adware, bots, and other threats that even the best antivirus suite can oftentimes miss. It’s designed to run alongside your antivirus suite, firewall, and other security tools.
1. You can download HitmanPro from the below link:
HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK
2. Double-click on the file named HitmanPro.exe (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or HitmanPro_x64.exe (for 64-bit versions of Windows).

3. Click on the Next button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.

4. HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for malware.

5. When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove malware.