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At the present time, with modern development technologies and high speeds data transfer, users personal computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones very often (even with installed antivirus protection) catch some kind of virus. Nowadays, programs that infect a device while blocking access to it with a banner on the desktop are very popular among hackers. How to unlock the computer in this case? How can I regain access to it?
What banners exist?
The most common are the following: Internet access is blocked, Windows is blocked, the rules for using the Internet have been violated, your account has been hacked and now spam is being sent from it, and so on. The computer owner is offered help in solving the problem. For this he is asked to send just one SMS via short number. By doing this, you will lose at least 250-300 rubles. And, accordingly, the banner in almost all cases does not go anywhere.
Basic ways to solve the problem
What to do? How to unlock your computer from a virus and continue to use your device? There are various ways salvation. The main ones:
- Recovery operating system.
- Removing a virus program from OS startup.
- Application of special unlock codes from Dr.Web and Kaspersky websites.
- Using an antivirus.
It must be remembered that universal method There is no way to unlock your computer from a virus. Each of the above applies only to specific situation. Now let's dwell on this a little.
Solving the problem via the Internet
This option is good for someone who has access to the network or has a connection with someone willing to help. The official websites of Kaspersky and Doctor Web have codes that can unlock your device. If they are not there, we go another way.
Removing the banner from startup
How to unlock your computer this way? This path is very simple. You need to boot your device in safe mode. To do this, when loading it, press F8. A menu with options will appear in front of us Windows boot. Choose the one you need. Then one of two things: the banner has not gone away, or the system will boot without the virus. IN the latter case Click "Start" and enter msconfig in command line. Go to startup, uncheck suspicious items there and reboot the PC.
Outdated unlocking method
If the banner has not disappeared anywhere, then you can try to unlock your computer from the virus using the outdated method, but sometimes effective method. To do this, we reboot it in safe mode, and set the clock forward about a week. This may help, but most likely not for long, since viruses are also updated regularly. System time It is possible to change it in the BIOS. It is also possible to perform a system restore.
Powerful professional way
If all the previous does not help resolve the issue of how to unlock your computer, we will fight the banner using an antivirus. If you can access the desktop in safe mode, then use Removal-tool Kaspersky or Cureit Doctors Web, the most famous of all. If this is not possible, we use LiveCD - a special boot disk, which downloads the antivirus without any problems and removes the banner. To do this, we write its image onto a flash drive or disc, then onto a computer, after which we scan the system for viruses. This option can be difficult to use regular user, so it is recommended to turn to professionals. So we figured out how to unlock your computer.
So, today we will talk to you about how to unlock your computer from the “MVD” virus. This modern look computer infection that can be easily picked up on the Internet. But it will be quite difficult to get rid of it, especially if you don’t know what to do. So let's quickly try to figure out how to deal with the problem.
Appearance
But before we get rid of the “MVD” virus, let’s think about what we will have to deal with. After all, it’s always good to know the enemy by sight. This will help us quickly find a way to bypass this or that computer infection.
So, the “MVD” virus is a so-called Internet access blocker. When browsing the Internet, it pops up on top of the page, preventing you from continuing your actions. With all this, if you managed to restart the computer, then this crap will pop up all the time when you start the browser. And working on the Internet will now be simply impossible.
If you think it’s from the “Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation” virus, then under no circumstances send the SMS message that the banner requires. You will simply lose money - you will not receive any unlock code. You will still be left with a problem, and even without money. Now let's look at where this infection can come from, as well as how a computer behaves when it is infected. After this, it will be possible to talk about how to unlock your computer from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs virus.
Where is it found?
Well, how can we run into our current infection? The thing is that blockers do not appear in the operating system just like that. You have to try really hard to come across such a virus.
Unlike spam or “Ministry of Internal Affairs” (we’ll talk about how to remove it later), it is found mainly on a variety of sites. This is not necessary advertising page. We can say that no user is immune from this infection. True, there is one little advice, which you can follow. It will help you avoid thinking about how to unlock your computer from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs virus yourself.
The advice is simple - do not visit sites that look suspicious or advertise something prohibited by the government. For example, pages of an intimate nature or torrent trackers with pirated software. As a rule, it is on such sites that our today’s “hero” of the review is most often found. And it can be quite difficult to remove. So let's now see how the computer behaves after infection, and also study methods for healing the system.
Behavior
So, what happens to your operating system after today's blocker gets into it? It is probably worth discussing a number of features that can be highlighted. Especially if you managed to simply close the browser and reboot the system, and after that you did not try to work on the Internet.
To begin with, it is worth noting that your operating system will immediately begin to slow down. The thing is that the virus is registered in autorun, and this loads the processor quite heavily. In addition, the infection leaves its files in Windows, thereby slowing down work. If you notice something like this, then most likely in the near future you will have to think about how to unlock your computer from the “MVD” virus yourself.
In addition, if you try to work on the Internet, you will not be able to do this - instead of the browser, a blocker window will pop up, which will inform you that you must send an SMS message with a certain code to get unlocked. Naturally, as already said, there is no need to do this. So, if you have lost your browser, then you should think about how to unlock your computer from the “MVD” virus. There are several good ways. True, they must be used comprehensively.
Examination
So, the first step that you need to take to clean your computer from today's virus is the most commonplace check of the operating system for viruses and Trojans. This move will not get rid of the infection completely, but it will help heal most of files.
In order to practically answer the question of how to unlock your computer from the “MVD” virus, you will have to buy Dr.Web. Here, Dr.Web is perfect. If you don't like it, then use Nod32. Update your virus database and then start a deep scan. This process can be quite time consuming. However, wait for the results.
Anything found will have to be treated. Be prepared for the fact that not all files will respond to therapy. In this case, they can be simply removed. Close your antivirus program, and then proceed to the next step. True, if you are not particularly worried about the security of your computer, then you can skip this step due to the impossibility of using it.
Anti-spy
This application does an excellent job of searching for folders that contain malicious and dangerous software. Checking with such a utility after an antivirus is an excellent way to rid the system of viruses that are very well encrypted. Run the scan, and then delete everything that is found. If you have not installed this program, then you can skip this step. After all, you won’t be able to download Spy Hunter until you get rid of the computer infection.
Working in the system
So, now let's see what we need in order to answer how to unlock a computer from the "MVD" virus. After scanning, you will have to do a couple more manipulations, after which you can reboot.
So, first of all, we go to the registry. You can open it after executing the "regedit" command. Before doing this, press Win + R, and then write this function. Go to "Edit" and then to "Search". Write “Ministry of Internal Affairs” in the line that opens, and then start checking. Delete anything found, then close the registry.
Now go to "My Computer". Here you have to climb into system folder"Windows". Find "System32" there, and in it "Drivers". Take a look there. Double-click on "etc" and then open "host" with Notepad. You will see some inscriptions. Let's not delve into them - now we need to get rid of the blocker. Therefore, feel free to erase everything that is written there, and then save the changes. Now you just need to restart your computer. It won't hurt to reinstall the browser again. That's it. Now you know how to unlock your computer from the “MVD” virus yourself.
If one fine day the following message appears on your monitor screen: Windows is locked! " (Windows is masculine?), and the reasons for blocking are banal and are possibly described in the virus blocking window itself Trojan.Winlock - "illegal access to materials with poor content..." etc. see screenshot of the Winlock window.
At the sight of this happiness, the user, who is in a pre-shock state, gradually comes up with a question - , and even without payment, and so that this muck doesn’t erase this... well, in general, you know what Windows, "operating rules"which are violated ( Has anyone seen these rules?).
We read: on "on the receipt you will find... a code", where to look for it? Maybe this is the tax number (TIN) of this individual entrepreneur ( they work on a large scale!) or the terminal itself is in the share, or maybe he is a villain-extortionist and a virus in one terminal, which prints activation numbers for every unfortunate user for 1000 rubles .
And the last phrase: " Attempting to reinstall the system will cause problems with your computer!“, completely and irrevocably kills all hopes of escaping from the virus, how much more disruption can there be in the operation of the system, if here and now there is no way at all? And there, then again?
But, let’s gather courage and return to the text of the blocker that brought our user into a stressful state.
These " actions", rather refer to the author of the virus Trojan.Winlock, and not to the poor user, who is already in a pre-heart attack state crawling to the terminal with a thousand dollar bill in his hands in the hope of unlocking the computer.
And based on the verdict of the virus writer, he also violated: license for software operation an entire corporation! A complete program of violations of everything and everyone, which means it’s time to buy an indulgence.
This frightening text in the window was probably written just in case, so that the lucky person with a locked computer would not decide to complain to the authorities, because for contradictions UK RF, they certainly won’t give you a pat on the head!
- Contradicted the Criminal Code?! Violated exploitation?!- then answer, so and so, according to full program, in front of everyone Russian Federation and a volume Criminal Code of the Russian Federation hit you over the head so next time consistent.
It turns out there is also some kind of secret agreement." Software Operation Guide" between Microsoft and... someone?, which only the well-wishing author knows about ( wants good this is not a dirty word!) protecting the interests of a small, poor and unprotected foreign corporation located somewhere overseas - okiyan.
Complete graphomania, if you were to scare, you had to really scare, seriously, like:
a pink bunny, in the form of a long-legged girl with fake bunny ears, showing an erotic striptease on your computer desktop and coyly offering an unprecedented promotion ( only today and now!) free unlocking your computer
per purchase cash receipt in the nearest terminal for the amount of 1000 rubles,
for 2000 rubles - free to activate
2 computers,
and for 3000 rubles. strip naked for free
only for you, and even on the desktop of your personal computer!
Super! There is something to pay for, otherwise replenish number, what if the number is not replenished? suddenly the number is already full,... some kind of nonsense. Yes, but where do they give discounts?, where are the bonuses finally?
How to unlock Windows for free from Trojan.Winlock ransomware virus?.
Attention. For cool specialists who do not want to read how to unlock Windows, we give the easiest way to remove a virus- delete all disk partitions, reformat the hard drive and you will receive an almost 100 percent guarantee of destroying the enemy, unless of course the boot disk is infected, but you can avoid this too low level formatting, if the chip is not infected, etc. until we reach the Chinese manufacturer.
Here is an image of a monitor screen with the window of the Trojan.WinlockTrojan virus.
The easiest way to unblock your favorite Windows for free and it’s easy, just go to the website of an online antivirus service Dr.Web, using any still living computer with Internet access, as a last resort, call a friend.
On the antivirus developers page Dr.Web in the window: " Computer unlocking service", enter the number in in this case phone number from the text of the ransomware, blocking virus: " top up MTS subscriber number: 79874498961".
As you understand, everything here is real and Trojan.Winlock virus, and subscriber 79874498961 , who is a real criminal with real details, address and passport data, because non-cash money always has a specific address, even if the passport is fake and phone numbers are bought in bulk.
Yes, and sites (domains are registered in Russia and paid for using passport data) distributing this malicious code They don’t hide or hide in corners, but are very respected by search engines and delight Internet users with such and such tricks
Not all owners of virus sites are rabid pests; many sites are simply hacked and infected with viruses. Yes and in lately I have to give it my due search engine Yandex warns the user about infected sites.
Screenshot of the Dr.Web page - "Computer unlocking service"
After entering the numbers of the ransomware number, press the button "Search for codes" and if you’re lucky, we’ll get what you need completely free of charge unlock code long-suffering Windows.
But in at the moment, sorry, I can’t quickly get the code from the online antivirus service Dr.Web and get rid of the ransomware virus window with its stupid apocalypse inscriptions.
And antivirus service Dr.Web suggests moving on to the next step - determine the name of the virus from the image.
We follow the received link and on the first page of the antivirus service Dr.Web, we find exactly the same image of the blocker virus window Trojan.Winlock with relevant content ( the content in all the pictures is almost the same, you can feel the hand of the “poet”).
Next to the identified photo, on the antivirus web page Dr.Web, there is a column of activation codes, from which we select the necessary numbers to enter on a locked computer.
Random selection of unlock codes did not solve the problem.
Then, monotonously and in order, we begin to enter and check the numbers for activation.
It is very inconvenient to move the cursor over the buttons in the window of a locked computer, the movements of which are limited virus program. But on the fifth or sixth attempt, the virus swallowed the numbers and the long-awaited Windows desktop appeared.
Yeah! ( or like: wow, cool pepper)
Bang! and again the same funny picture overlaps open windows on the desktop.
There's a sponge hanging on a pole, start over.
There is no desire to brute force, we enter the same numbers, the virus is not greedy, it unblocked access.
We're waiting, maybe he'll learn something else. No, he’s silent, he’s calmed down. No variety. Boredom, honest some kind of virus, not according to concepts.
But if the option is with ready-made unlock codes Windows did not work or you are simply not interested in it, then the service Dr.Web offers to use free boot disks (You must download the disk image and burn it): Dr.Web LiveCD or Dr.Web LiveUSB, based Linux.
After booting from the selected media, you can scan your computer with a free antivirus program Dr.Web.
Bootloader menu photo Dr.Web LiveCD
With the help of always updated antivirus database Dr.Web You can check for viruses for free using the online service. separate files and links to web pages, for everyone popular browsers There is also a separate Dr.Web LinkChecker antivirus plugin
If you haven’t found the unlock code, don’t despair, there are alternative unlockers and the ability to send the code to specialists for free from the Dr.Web page
That's all, the saying is over and the fairy tale begins.
To clean and remove remaining viruses, we will use the following general algorithm:
The last point from the above is practically not done by any specialist, it is too expensive, labor-intensive and requires specific knowledge of setting up and administering Windows.
- And who knows what you yourself did before? Correct it, and then listen to the compliments.
Unblock Windows with other free online antivirus services.
Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab, Deblocker page: "Removing a banner from the desktop, unlock Windows":
online service
Kaspersky Lab, page:" Utility Kaspersky Windows Unlocker to combat ransomware",
here is all the information about working with WindowsUnlocker, and you can also download special version image Kaspersky Rescue Disk
(CD disc) or Kaspersky USB Rescue Disk (USB device) for computer treatment:
Links to antivirus programs, see at the bottom of the page at support.kaspersky.ru
ESET LLC (NOD32 antivirus)
Company ESET, LLC (NOD32 antivirus), Windows unlock- online service
ESET Online Scanner, online scanning page ESET antivirus NOD32 - Online Scanner
Free boot disk LiveCD ESET NOD32 for operating system recovery – LiveCD
Kaspersky Lab and VirusInfo
Joint free online service Kaspersky Lab and the VirusInfo portal.
Page of the service "Deactivation of ransomware-blockers" - virusinfo.info
This is such a short algorithm, but it takes time.... So, let’s remember the wonderful poems Korney Chukovsky:
"Little children! Don't go to Africa for anything in the world, To go for a walk in Africa! There are sharks in Africa, There are gorillas in Africa, In Africa there are big Evil crocodiles They will bite you, Beat you and offend you, - Don't go, children, To go for a walk in Africa. In In Africa there is a robber, In Africa there is a villain, In Africa there is a terrible Bar-ma-lay!
The basis of the psychology of creation malware(read viruses, Trojans, etc.) is simple: first force the user to press a button and infect the computer, then intimidate the user, and then solve the problem for money.
14.04.2016
Currently exists huge amount viruses, fortunately, modern anti-virus software can cope with most “pests”. Conventionally, viruses can be divided into several groups, but the most common are spyware, adware and Trojans, which include ransomware viruses. Just about the latest and we'll talk in this article.
Recognize the computer infected with ransomware virus quite simple. An image of a business, pornographic or other nature appears and hangs on the screen. In this case, the computer either does not respond to commands at all, or responds, but the picture occupies almost the entire visible area. This is our client - Trojan familyWinlock or, to put it simply, .
The banner located on the screen has the following content: “ Your computer is locked, send money to your account or paid SMS.” After this, the banner along with the computer lock promises to disappear. Also in the picture there is a field in which you should enter the code that you will supposedly receive after payment. Don't panic and rush to part with your money. We'll tell you.
The virus in question has several varieties, depending on the generation. Older ones can be neutralized with a couple of mouse clicks. Others will require much more serious preparation. Don’t worry, we will provide all the options for getting out of such a difficult situation, which will definitely help you remove any such Trojan.
Method #1 – Task Manager
This method will help in the fight against old, primitive Trojans. Call the task manager ( Ctrl+Sshift+Esc on Windows 10 or Ctrl+Alt+Del on older ones Windows versions). If the dispatcher starts, try to find a suspicious item in the list of processes. Complete this process.
If the manager does not start, try starting the process manager (keys Win+ R). Enter the command “ notepad” in the field “ Open" After this, Notepad should open. Type arbitrary characters in the window that opens and briefly (sharply) press the power button on your PC or laptop. All processes along with the Trojan should terminate automatically. The computer will remain on.
Now is the time to delete all infected files. You need to find them and delete them or scan the disks .
Let's assume that, by an absurd accident, you did not install an antivirus on your computer in advance. What should I do? Offspring Winlock usually get into temporary files, including browser files. Try checking the following paths:
C:\Users\username folder\App Data \ Roaming \
C:\ Documents and Settings \directory with username\
Find " ms.exe"or others suspicious files, for example, with an arbitrary combination of characters like “ 89sdfh2398.exe" or " hgb.hd.exe" Remove them.
Method No. 2 – Safe Mode
The first method failed and you still don't understand how to unlock your computer from ransomware virus? There's no need to get upset. Our Trojan is just more advanced. He replaced system components and set the task manager to be blocked from launching.
To resolve the problem, restart your computer by holding down the F8 key while starting the system. From the displayed menu, select " Safe Mode with Command Line Support».
Then type “ explorer” in the console and click Enter. This manipulation will launch the conductor. We write down the word “ regedit” in the command line, press again Enter. After which the registry editor will launch. Here you will find the place where the virus autoruns from, as well as the records it created.
Look for ransomware virus components in keys Userinit And Shell. In the first it is easy to find by comma, in Shell it is written as explorer. exe. Let's copy full name found by us dangerous file to the clipboard using the right mouse button. We write “ del” in the command line, followed by a space, and then paste the name copied earlier. Click Enter and enjoy the results of your manipulations. Now you know how to unlock your computer from ransomware virus. We perform this operation with all suspicious files.
Method #3 – System Restore
After the manipulations have been completed, you must log in again using the method described in method No. 2. Write the following on the command line: “ C:\WINDOWS\system32\ Restore \rstrui.exe ” or in modern versions the laconic “ rstrui”, then press Enter. The window “ System Restore”.
You should select a date that precedes the appearance of the virus. This date is called the restore point. This could be a year or just a day earlier than the unfortunate date when your PC was attacked by a virus. In other words, choose a date in which your computer was healthy and 100% clean. This completes the unlocking.
Method #4 – Rescue Disk
For this method you need to download in advance necessary software, use a second computer or visit a friend for this purpose. Software to restore the system and cure it, they are usually built into antivirus programs. However, they can be downloaded for free, separately, without registration.
That's all, now you know how to unlock your computer from ransomware virus. Be careful from now on.
