The Internet offers an abundance of information, but there are also many dangers lurking online. Most users encountered malware at least once and speaking of which, it seems that Your Windows Has Been Banned malware is making its return.
Your Windows Has Been Banned malware is backYour Windows Has Been Banned isn’t a new malware, and in fact, it first appeared in 2016. This nasty malware will lock your computer screen and ask you to pay money to unlock your PC.
According to the message on the screen, your PC is locked in order to protect other Windows users. The message doesn’t offer any extra information regarding the reason why your PC was banned. To unlock your PC, the message instructs you to call a supposed Microsoft technician. This is a complete scam, and you shouldn’t ever call the number or visit the website specified in the message.
There are several variations of Your Windows Has Been Banned malware, and some versions will ask you for $50 in Bitcoin in order to unlock your PC. On the other hand, there are greedier versions that will require $200 to unlock your PC. In order to force you to pay, the malware will threaten to delete all your files and make your PC unusable. This is just a standard scare tactic that malicious users use to scam others, so you don’t have to worry about your files.
Fortunately, Michael Gillespie, creator of ID Ransomware, found a way to unlock affected PCs.
To unlock an infected PC, you just have to enter 6666666666666666 or XP8BF-F8HPF-PY6BX-K24PJ-RAA00 as the code.Your Windows Has Been Banned malware is back, and if you happen to have it, be sure to follow the instructions provided by Michael Gillespie to unlock your PC.
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