"Your Windows has been blocked" - Fake Message

How to eliminate "Your windows has been blocked" message?

"Your windows has been blocked" message is a Trojan. When this Trojan infects your computer it will display a fake message that asks you to pay $100 to unlock your operating system - ignore this message and remove this trojan from your computer. The message states that you have violated Copyright law and that Microsoft has blocked your Windows.

To further scare you into paying a "fine" to the cyber criminals, a clock is displayed that counts time from 24 hours to 0. The fake message states that if you won't pay the "charges" all of your documents and files will be deleted.

Needless to say that this is a total scam, ignore this fake message and remove this Trojan from your computer. If by mistake you have already payed the "fine", you should contact your credit card company and explain that you have been tricked into paying a fake fine for unblocking your Windows. Use this removal guide to completely remove "Your Windows has been blocked" message.

Ignore this fake message and remove this Trojan from your computer.

remover for "Your windows has been blocked"

NOTE: Some spyware can block downloading spyware removers. If You can't download it using default location, try one of the alternative download locations below:

• Location 1 (The file is renamed to "iexplore.exe" because most of spyware doesn't block this file)
• Location 2

"Your windows has been blocked" removal

1. Load your computer in safe mode with networking. Click Start, click Shut down, click Restart, click OK. During your computer starting process press F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until you see Windows Advanced Option menu, then select Safe mode with networking from the list.

2. Make your hidden files and folders visible:

How to unhide files in Windows 7:
Click "Start", Select "Control Panel", Click on "Appearance and Personalization", Click on "Folder Options", Go to the tab View, Select "Show hidden files, folders and drives", Click “Apply” and then “OK”

How to unhide files in Windows XP:
Double-click "My Computer" on your desktop, Click "Tools", Choose "Folder Options", Click "View", select "Show hidden files and folders", click "Apply" then OK.

3. In Windows Xp:
click Start->Run->Type %APPDATA% in the opened window search for Microsoft folder, in this folder search for explorer.exe and delete it.

In Windows 7: Click Start->In the search tab type %APPDATA% in the opened window search for Microsoft folder, in this folder search for explorer.exe and delete it.

In Windows Vista: Click Start->In the search tab type %APPDATA% in the opened window look for Microsoft folder, in this folder search for explorer.exe and delete it.

4. Open Registry Editor. Select Start then Run. Type in: regedit. Click OK. (How to delete registry entries?)

Locate and delete the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

5. Download and install legitimate antispyware software to completely remove the infection.

remover for "Your windows has been blocked"

NOTE: Some spyware can block downloading spyware removers. If You can't download it using default location, try one of the alternative download locations below:

• Location 1 (The file is renamed to "iexplore.exe" because most of spyware doesn't block this file)
• Location 2

Other tools known to remove "Your windows has been blocked":

• iS3 STOPzilla
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Some malicious software modifies browser settings and disables downloads of spyware and virus removing software. If you have problems downloading anti-spyware software with Internet Explorer, try downloading with Chrome, FireFox, Opera, etc.

If you can't access Internet:

Load your computer in safe mode. Click Start, click Shut down, click Restart, click OK. During your computer starting process press F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until you see Windows Advanced Option menu, then select Safe mode with networking from the list.

Start Task manager. Press ctrl+alt+del (or ctrl+shift+esc) and end task the processes of rogue program. ( if after this procedure you can't access any programs press ctrl+alt+del, click File, select New Task, and type explorer.exe then press OK.

Open Internet explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options. Select Connections, then click LAN settings, if a Use a proxy server for your LAN is checked, uncheck it and press OK.

After this procedure you should be able to access Internet. Now you can download anti-spyware software from our "Top spyware removers" section and run a full scan. Download, install and don't forget to update your selected anti-spyware program. Then run a full system scan.

Genral tips:

*If you can't download anti-spyware software: Click on the download link, when the save dialog opens change the file name (example: when downloading mbam-setup.exe rename it to iexplore.exe).
*If you have installed anti-spyware program but you can't run it: Click Run, type %ProgramFiles% and press Enter. Open folder of your anti-spyware program, search for executable file and rename it. (example: Open Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware folder, right-click on the main executable file (mbam.exe) then click rename. Rename the mbam.exe file to iexplore.exe, winlogon.exe firefox.exe ...
*If you can't access your anti-spyware software, try creating a new user account:
Click Start -> Settings -> Control panel.
Click User Accounts and create a new account.
Reboot your computer and login using a newly created user account.
*After this procedure you should be able to access your anti-spyware programs. Update and run a full system scan.