The Firewall of the United States (computer blocked) MoneyPak virus - how to unblock your computer?
The Firewall of the United States message which blocks computer user's screen is a scam created by Cyber criminals. In reality this message is a virus (ransomware) infection which infiltrates user's computer using Trojan infections and asks to pay a fake fine of $200 (using MoneyPak) for supposedly made law violations (downloading copyrighted audio, video, software etc.). This screen locker originates from a family of ransomware called Epubb, previously discovered variants of this scam exploited the name of FBI to escort fake fines from unsuspecting PC users.
Computer users should understand that none of the authorities around the world are using such methods (blocking one's desktop) to collect fines for any law violations. To further scare PC users into believing that this message is real Cyber criminals have added a video recording screen which supposedly records computer user and sends the collected information to The Firewall of the United States. If you see such message on your computer you can be sure that your PC is infected with a ransomware infection - paying the fine of $200 equals to sending your money to Cyber criminals, don't fall for this trickery.
The Firewall of the United States is being distributed using drive-by downloads, Trojans and fake video codec downloads. The best way of protecting your computer from such ransomware infections is using a legitimate antivirus and antispyware software. Other safe computing practices includes keeping your operating system and all of the installed software up-to-date. You shouldn't trust "The Firewall of the United States" message - it's just a scam which tries to force you into paying a non extent fine - to eliminate this virus from your PC use the provided removal guide.
Fake message presented in "The Firewall of the United States" virus:
THE FIREWALL OF THE UNITED STATES
COMPUTER BLOCKED
This computer has been blocked to Americans by the US Government Firewall
Illegally downloaded material
(audio, videos or software)
has been located on your computer
By downloading, those were reproduced, thereby involving a criminal offence under Section 106 of Copyright Act.
The downloading of the copyrighted material via the Internet or music sharing networks is illegal and is in the accordance with Section 106 of the Copyright Act subject to a fine or imprisonment for a penalty of up to 3 years.
Furthermore, possession of illegally downloaded material is punishable under Section 184 paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code and may also lead to the confiscation of the computer, with which the files were downloaded.
To perform the payment, enter the acquired GreenDot MoneyPack code in the designated payment field and press the "OK" button.
The Firewall of the United States virus removal:
Some variants of this ransomware infection allows users to boot their operating system in Safe Mode with Networking. Use this mode to eliminate The Firewall of the United States MoneyPak virus:
Step 1
During your computer starting process press F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until Windows Advanced Options menu shows up, then select Safe mode with networking from the list and press ENTER.
Step 2
Log in to the account which is infected with The Firewall of the United States virus. Start your Internet browser and download the recommended anti-spyware software. Run a full system scan and eliminate all the entries that it detects.
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Can't boot in Safe Mode with Networking? (The Firewall of the United States virus blocks Safe Mode with Networking)
If you have more than one user account in your operating system - please log-in to the clean account and download the recommended anti-spyware software, install it and run a full system scan, remove all the security infections it will detect, however if you have only one user account please follow this guide (this guide will show you how to create a new user account using safe mode with command prompt - using this newly created user account you will be able to remove The Firewall of the United States ransomware).
If The Firewall of the United States also blocks your operating system's Safe Mode with Networking follow these removal instructions:
1. Start your computer in Safe Mode with Command Prompt - During your computer starting process press F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until Windows Advanced Options menu shows up, then select Safe mode with command prompt from the list and press ENTER.
2. When command prompt mode loads enter the following line: net user removevirus /add and press ENTER.
3. Next enter this line: net localgroup administrators removevirus /add and press ENTER.
4. Finnaly enter this line: shutdown -r and press ENTER.
5. Wait for your computer to restart, then boot your PC in Normal Mode and login to the newly created user account ("removevirus"). This account won't be affected by the ransomware infection and you will be able to download and install recommended anti-spyware software to eliminate this virus from your computer.
6. Download and install recommended anti-spyware software to eliminate this virus from your computer:
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If the newly created user account is also affected by the ransomware infection try doing a System Restore (this function helps restore one's operating system files to an earlier point in time). If successful you will be able to restore you operating system to the point when this ransomware infection hadn't infected your computer.
1. Start your computer in Safe Mode with Command Prompt - During your computer starting process press F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until Windows Advanced Options menu shows up, then select Safe mode with command prompt from the list and press ENTER.
2. When command prompt mode loads enter the following line: cd restore and press ENTER.
3. Next type this line: rstrui.exe and press ENTER.
4. In the opened window click "Next".
5. Select one of the available restore point and click "Next" (this will restore your computer's system to an earlier time and date, before the ransomware infiltrated your PC).
6. In the opened window click "Yes".
7. After restoring your computer to a previous date download and scan your PC with a recommended anti-spyware software to eliminate any left remnants of The Firewall of the United States ransomware.
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Other tools known to remove The Firewall of the Unites States virus:
If none of the above instructions helped you remove The Firewall of the United States scam try using a Rescue disk.
If you can't access Internet use these instructions.
Manual The Firewall of the United States virus removal:
If you were unable to remove The Firewall of the United States virus using the steps above, you can use this manual removal instruction. Use it at your own risk. If you don't have strong computer knowledge you could harm your operating system. Be careful and use it only if you are an experienced computer user. (Instructions on how to end processes, remove registry entries...)
End these The Firewall of the United States virus processes:
random.exe
Delete these The Firewall of the United States virus files:
%Temp%\<random>.exe
%StartupFolder%\ctfmon.lnk