How to remove Your Windows Has Been Banned (Virus Removal)
Your Windows Has Been Banned virus
Your Windows Has Been Banned virus is screen-locker ransomware that restricts access to an infected computer by using a fake Microsoft blue-screen that says “Your Windows Has Been BANNED.” The Your Windows Has Been BANNED virus does now allow access to the machine until a ransom of $50.00 USD (or other amount) is paid. The virus claims to be a message from Microsoft and says it will delete all of your data and “make this computer not working anymore” if the ransom is not paid (or you don’t purcahse a new Windows for $50.000 USD via Bitcoins).
An example taken from the fake Microsoft blue-screen is detailed below:
Your Windows Has Been BANNED Your Windows Has been Banned And Microsoft Has detected an unsolvable threat and this threat can harm you Computer it has violated the terms of Windows and Microsoft We [Microsoft\ wont gonna be responsible for any damage and bans to your computer Your computer Has been BANNED, So you cannot access any of your data You Have 1 Options 1 - Buy a New Windows for 50 Dollars 2 - Delete your all info and make this computer not working anymore The Choice is your if u seletec - 1 - Your data wont be deleted and you have to pay 50 Dollars worth of BTC if you select2 - Your Data Will be deleted permenantly and your Computer will not gonna open again
If you click the Solution button you will be taken to a new website that contains advertisements and says “Contact For Code” with a contact form asking for your email address, title, and message. The webpage says “Contact For Code just contact us we will send you the code write your mail and your name.”
Like most screen-locker ransomware infections including the FBI virus we discovered in 2012, the Your Windows Has Been Banned virus is typically spread by email spam messages that contain malicious .zip or .rar email attachments. Once the attachment is downloaded and executed it will spread the malware across the machine and begin its encryption process.
The instructions on this page explain how to remove Your Windows Has Been Banned virus and the Your Windows Has Been Banned blue screen. Follow each step below to remove this infection and secure your computer from malicious threats. On the bottom of this guide you will also find recovery and decryption software for various ransomware infections.
1. Remove Your Windows Has Been Banned with Malwarebytes
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- Open your browser window and download Malwarebytes 3.0 Premium or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free.
- Open the executable file (mb3-setup.exe) to begin installing Malwarebytes.
- Select your language, click Next, then select “I accept the agreement,” click the Next button several times, and then click the Install button to install Malwarebytes. Click Finish once the install process is complete.
- Open Malwarebytes and click the Scan Now button on the Dashboard to begin scanning your computer.
- Click the Quarantine Selected button once the scan is finished.
- If Malwarebytes says “All selected items have been removed successfully. A log file has been saved to the logs folder. Your computer needs to be restarted to complete the removal process. Would you like to restart now?” click the Yes button to restart your computer.
2. Remove trace files with HitmanPro
- Open your browser window and download HitmanPro.
- Open the executable file (hitmanpro_x64.exe or hitmanpro_x32.exe) to begin installing HitmanPro.
- Click the Next button, check “I accept the terms of the license agreement,” and click the Next button again.
- On the Setup page select “Yes, create a copy of HitmanPro so I can regularly scan this computer (recommended)” and add your email address to the registration fields to begin the free trial.
- Click Next to begin scanning your computer.
- Once the Scan results are displayed click the Next button and click the Next button again on the Removal results page.
3. Clean up and repair issues with CCleaner
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- Open your browser window and download CCleaner Professional or CCleaner Free.
- Open the executable file (ccsetup.exe or other) to begin installing CCleaner.
- Click the Install button to begin stalling the program.
- Click Run CCleaner to open the program when installation is complete.
- Select the Cleaner tab and click the Analyze button.
- When the Analyze process is complete click the Run Cleaner button to clean all files.
- Next, select the Registry tab and click the Scan for Issues button to scan for issues in your registry.
- When the scan is complete click the Fix selected Issues button and Fix All Selected Issues button to fix the issues.
- Next, select the Tools tab and click Startup. Examine each area, search for suspicious entries, and delete any suspicious startup entries by selecting the entry and clicking the Delete button.
- Next, click Browser Plugins and search each internet browser for unwanted browser add-ons and extensions. Click the extension you want to delete and click the Delete button to remove it.
File Recovery Software
| NAME | DESCRIPTION | DOWNLOAD |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Explorer | Restores lost or damaged files from Shadow Copies | Download (Free) |
| Photorec | Recovers lost files | Download (Free) |
| Recuva | Recovers lost files | Download (Free) | Buy |
Troubleshoot
Alternative methods are suggested if there are issues removing Your Windows Has Been Banned ransomware from an infected computer.
How to Restore your computer
If a restore point has previously been established on your machine you will be able to perform a system restore in order to restore your machine to a date and time before it was infected. You will lose files on your computer that were obtained prior to the restore point.
There are several options to restore your computer. Most computers have their own restore software that can be found by performing a search. Additionally, computers that run the Windows Operating System have a default restore program that can also be found by performing a search.
A boot screen that can be used to access options to restore your computer can be reached by rebooting your computer and pressing the F8 key once the manufacture screen is displayed.
How to Recover your computer to factory settings
A system recovery (or reset) will recover your computer to factory settings. You will lose the current programs and files on your computer.
There are several options to recover your computer to factory settings. Most computers have their own recovery software that can be found by performing a search. Additionally, computers that run the Windows Operating System have a default recovery program that can also be found by performing a search.
A boot screen that can be used to access options to restore your computer can be reached by rebooting your computer and pressing the F8 key once the manufacture screen is displayed.
