On these infected or compromised websites, cyber-criminals will display a pop-up box stating that you need to updated or install a piece of software. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may display this pop-up ads within your web browser. The “Restart your computer to finish installing important updates” ad is distributed via adware or other malicious programs. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser. This infection is designed specifically to make money. The “Restart your computer to finish installing important updates” pop-ups happens regardless of the web browser or search engine, and if you are seeing a pop-up from a website saying that a “Restart your computer to finish installing important updates” is required, then your computer may be infected with adware or a potentially unwanted program. The “Restart your computer to finish installing important updates” ad is a social engineering technique, which is to trick Windows users to install additional adware or a potentially unwanted programs on their computers. If you are seeing random pop-up ads stating that “ Restart your computer to finish installing important updates“, then your computer is infected with an adware or a potentially unwanted program.

Requires a restart to finish installing