The United States Cyber Security virus is a ransomware programmed to attack computers in the United States. This virus can be distinguished from other malicious programs by a very aggressive behavior towards an infected machine. Once logged in, it completely blocks the computer. The only thing the owner of the infected machine can see is a message:
Your computer has been blocked for at least one of the following reasons.
You infringe copyright and related rights (video, music, software) and use or distribute copyrighted content illegally, thereby violating Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, also known as copyright in the United States Penal Code. of America.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the Penal Code provides for a fine of two to five hundred minimum wages or deprivation of liberty for two to eight years.
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To unblock your computer, you must pay the $ 100 fine through MoneyPak.
The United States Cyber Security virus, like other versions of this ransomware, such as the FBI virus, the Canadian Police virus, or the Ukash virus, enters the computer using security vulnerabilities and system vulnerabilities. One can become infected with the virus after downloading a corrupted file or visiting an infected web site. The United States Cyber Security virus is distributed using Trojans that download from exploit pages as well as corrupt shareware.
Once the virus enters the system, you will see a scary message that appears in a "camera" window each time you turn on your computer. This ransomware shuts down the rest of your programs, so your computer does not respond to any of your commands. As convincing as the message of this virus may seem, do not pay the fine. All it will do is encourage the spread of more similar viruses and it will certainly not unblock your system. If you have already paid the fine and read this article after your money has been spent, contact your credit card company as soon as possible and dispute the charges. Please note that none of the official government institutions accept payments using a prepaid payment system. Once you see such a payment option, this should be a first sign to you that something is wrong and that it is a scam.
To unblock your computer you will need to do some manual work. First of all, restart your computer in safe mode or safe mode with networking. Then run MSConfig. When done, turn off all boot entries. You can easily detect malicious entries as they point to a file in your user folder. Restart your computer one more time. This time he should no longer be blocked. Do not forget to run a full system scan of your computer.
