How to fix
Error # 3658ad79cc3021a Pop-Up
on Windows

Hi everyone. It’s the third time this week when I get Error # 3658ad79cc3021a pop-up during web browsing. It occurred twice on Edge and several times on Chrome. The message reports that my PC is at the risk and provides a tech support telephone number. That reminds me of a scam. Should I worry?

Tech Support Scammers are initiating their fraudulent activities on the Internet as actively as never before. The number of tech-support-scam alerts is increasingly growing each day making a huge profit for their developers. There are tens of rogue tech-support alert examples one of which is the Error # 3658ad79cc3021a. The design and the circumstances of the occurrence do not deviate from those applying for the vast majority of rogue tech-support scam alerts. In most of the instances, it interrupts people during web browsing sessions. It is not limited to one particular web browser, though it might seem that Chrome and Edge are the targets because most of the victims were using one of these two web browsers.

There are two reasons why people may encounter Error # 3658ad79cc3021a tech support scam alert. Firstly, they may land on a compromised domain, for example, gaming, gambling or pornographic site. Secondly, the PC user might have installed a software bundle via third-party download source and ended up with a potentially unwanted program (PUP), namely adware, on the operating system. Both ways, it’s highly advisable to install [d1] and run a full system scan with it. This tool with block compromised websites, as well as warn about PUPs and viruses that may try to get installed sneakily.

The aim of Error # 3658ad79cc3021a scam is to scare a computer owner into believing that his/her computer is at the risk due to some fatal error or virus infection. Such and similar social engineering attacks induce people’s fear of losing personal information, such as credit card details or log in details of social networks. To arouse the sense of urgency, the attackers insert a malicious code into the rogue Error # 3658ad79cc3021a message, which is why a web browser freezes and the user is not allowed to open Task Manager. Scammers indicate only one solution - a call to Microsoft-certified technicians who are supposed to unlock web browser remotely. DO NOT believe a word! Microsoft does not spread such alerts, especially the ones that contain a telephone number! Therefore, you should not hesitate and take a proper care over your PC to fix Error # 3658ad79cc3021a pop-up once and for all.

How to Fix Error # 3658ad79cc3021a Pop-Up?

Error # 3658ad79cc3021a may trick you into calling for scammers. This move may lead to money loss or PC's hijack if you would provide the details necessary to establish a connection with your PC remotely. To prevent this from happening, ignore the content of this rogue alert and try to close your web browser so that you could perform the Error # 3658ad79cc3021a removal.

If you cannot open Task Manager while your web browser is opened, try to click Win key + D to switch to your desktop. If this command worked, open the other web browser (not the one that is stuck with the Error # 3658ad79cc3021a scam) and download [d1]. This anti-malware tool will automatically check the system for potentially unwanted programs and disable them instantly. Besides, it will prevent you from accessing compromised websites. After that, open Task Manager and disable the process of the web browser, which still hands with the tech-support-scam message. After that, reopen that web browser (DO NOT accept the offer to restore the last browsing session) and reset its settings. If you don't know how to do that, here's the guidelines:

How to reset Microsoft Edge?
How to reset Internet Explorer?
How to reset Mozilla Firefox?
How to reset Google Chrome?

If you opt for manual Error # 3658ad79cc3021a fix, here's what you have to do:

1. Open the list of programs that have recently been installed. For that, navigate to:
   Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features > Add/Remove Programs (Windows 7, XP).
   Right-click on Win key > select Control Panel > Uninstall a Program (Windows 8, 10).
2. Carefully check what programs have been recently installed. The best way to do that is to sort the programs by date. Select unknown programs and click Uninstall. To confirm the removal, click OK/Uninstall.
3. After that, reset your web browser, which throws the Error # 3658ad79cc3021a as explained above.