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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Remove U.S. Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Department of Homeland Security Removal Guide


You must be upset with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. You cannot do anything to it because your screen is locked, and it seems that you can only pay the fine to unlock your screen. But can it unlock your screen if you pay the fine? Let’s learn more about U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Description


U.S. Department of Homeland Security is a screen locker ransom virus. Once infected, you can have a screen showing the following message:

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
National Cyber Security Division
This computer has been locked
The work if your computer has been suspended on the ground of violation of the law if the United States of America.
Article 184. Pornography involving children
Imprisonment for the term of up to 10 – 15 years (The use of distribution of pornography material)
Article 171. Copyright
Imprisonment for the term of up to 2 – 5 years (The use of sharing copyrighted files)
Aticle 113. The use of unlicensed software
Imprisonment for the term of up to 2 years (The use of unlicensed software)
To unlock the computer you are obliged to pay a fine of $300. You must pay the fine through MoneyPAK. You have 48 hours to pay the fine. If the fine has not been paid, you will become the subject of criminal prosecution without the right to pay the fine. 



So you can see that U.S. Department of Homeland Security will scam you by claiming that you violate laws so that the police will fine you. But it is a scam totally, because police will not fine you via the Internet if someone violated the law. This is a virus that aims to ransom your money. Even if you pay it, it may not unlock the screen for you. So you have to remove it to save your computer.



Properties of U.S. Department of Homeland Security


1. U.S. Department of Homeland Security enters into your computer without any of your permission;

2. U.S. Department of Homeland Security can install other infections to your computer;

3. U.S. Department of Homeland can totally lock your computer and asks for a fine.

How Can I Get Infected with U.S. Department of Homeland Security?


U.S. Department of Homeland Security can be distributed via spam emails, free programs, social net work and so on. Users are confused that they have anti-virus in their computer, why can’t the anti-virus doesn’t work? U.S. Department of Homeland Security is a stubborn and high-level risk virus that cannot be caught by anti-virus. Another reason is that, U.S. Department of Homeland Security locks your screen so that you cannot do anything with it. Does it mean that we cannot remove the virus? In fact, you can try manual way to remove U.S. Department of Homeland Security screen locker virus.

Manual Removal Way to Get Rid of U.S. Department of Homeland Security


1) Boot your computer into Safe Mode with Networking.

To perform this procedure, please restart your computer and keep pressing F8 key until Windows Advanced Options menu shows up, then using arrow key to select “Safe Mode with Networking” from the list and press ENTER to get into that mode.

2) Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together to pull up Window Task Manager and end suspicious processes.

3) Check the following directories and remove all these associated files:

%systemroot%\system32
%Temp%\.exe
%StartupFolder%\ctfmon.lnk

4) Open Registry Editor by navigating to Start Menu, type in Regedit, and then click OK. When you have been in Registry Editor, please remove the following related registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\\10
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\\Locked
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Random.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D94}

5) After you finish the above steps, please reboot your computer and get in normal mode to check the effectiveness.

 Note: if you are not a computer savvy, please contact 24/7 professional online tech support here to get help. 


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