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Chances to Get Cyber Unit of the Government Virus

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According to reports, most PC users as well as Android phone users get their browser locked by Cyber Unit of the Government virus when visiting free online movie websites. The browser locked ransomware appeared right after a click made on a movie with several pop ups. Obviously, “Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government” virus is prone to wait on some attractive places, such as websites offering free items, advertising platform providing luring products or freeware and shareware. Actually, there are several other ways for “Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government” virus to settles on a machine unwittingly, PC users and now android users should be well informed:

  1. The same author who created “Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government” virus builds counterfeit Adobe/Flash update message to defraud targets and make them downloading “Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government” virus’ code willingly.
  2. “Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government” virus is capable of exploiting vulnerability within system/installed programs, loopholes and backdoor to achieve its infiltration.

For these reasons, people with his/her computer or android system affected by virus, Trojan horse  particularly, is liable to be encountered by “Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government” virus. People should know that the browser locked ransomware manages to impose destructive damages such as exterminating security service, opening backdoor and bringing in residual damages even after it is removed completely. Below is the detail on how dangerous “Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government” virus is. It is advisable to finish reading and get efficient help guide in removing the virus from both computer and android system finally. Any request on specialized technical help will be answered instantly from VilmaTech Online Support.

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How Cyber Unit of the Government Virus Does Harm to Computer and Android System

Trojan is the core of Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus. It is the core that enables Cyber Unit of the Government virus to filch official look and the Terms. Usually, “Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government” interface will not prompt up the moment a click is made on a culprit item. Seconds are needed in the interval.

During the interval, Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus numerates drivers concerning security service and boot section before overwriting. Consequently, the browser locked ransomware has the ability to load down its image and Terms according to the nationality that detected IP address shows. Once its startup item is injected into system configuration, Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus appears to hijack all installed browsers.
 

Cyber Unit of the Government Virus Triggers Mechanical Damages

As described in the last section, Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus overwrites drivers concerning security service, it cannot be removed automatically by installed anti-virus programs. As a matter of fact, the browser locked ransomware imposes adverse impact mechanically, leaving slight chance to launch installed security utilities:

  1. Ctrl+Alt+Del, Alt+Tab and Alt+F4 key combinations show nothing after Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus registers.
  2. Mouse pointer is present but no menus can be brought up, nor right click function.
  3. Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus even locks up browser in Safe Mode.
  4. Restart or Restore will not make Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus disappeared.

 

Residual Damages by Cyber Unit of the Government Virus

Apart from mechanical damages, Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus will definitely introduce in residual damages as it manipulates DNS setting to make the target browser stays on its URL. Consequently, vulnerability is brought into being on browser. As we all know that infections nowadays treat network as a major tool to spread vicious code widely and rapidly, which makes additional infections possible after the attack by Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus. In case that the browser locked ransomware is finally removed with the following offered steps, more steps are required to solve incidental problems as listed below:

  1. Computer runs like a snail due to highly consumed CPU by duplicated running processes.
  2. Browser redirect issue may emerge to ruin surfing experience.
  3. Additional unknown items, fake anti-virus programs, web applications, files and folders in local disk for example, are caught in sight to occupy limited resource and refuse automatic removal.
  4. Error issue can happen to hinder rectifications.
  5. More infections are detected by installed anti-virus programs.

The earlier the removal is, the less the problem will be incurred by Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus. Below is the help guide studied by Global PC Support Center to be efficient in removing Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus. Stick to the steps to retrieve a functional machine. Provided that your situation is not included in this article, you are welcome to get exclusive help according to your concrete situation by starting a live chat window.

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Help Guide to Unblock Browser and Remove Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government Virus on Computer and Android System

One – create a new user account from command line.

Tip: due to the limited space, new account creation is hereby offered to most victims that has Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus in Safe Mode.

Windows 7/XP/Vista

  • Restart the affected computer by pushing on the power button.
    push on power button to cold restart computer
  • As the computer is booting, keep tapping on “F8 key” continuously.
  • “Windows Advanced Options Menu” will then appear.
  • Highlight “Safe Mode with Command Prompt” with arrow key and press Enter key to enable a black window with flashing slash/line.
    safe mode with command prompt
  • Type”explorer” and hit Enter key to obtain a new functional desktop.
    type explorer from cmd to enable desktop
  • Access Control Panel from Start Menu to click open “User Accounts and Family Safety”.
  • Select User Accounts then.
  • Next choose ‘Manage another account’ before ‘Create a new account’.
  • Type the name you want to name the new user account.
  • Tick ‘Administrator’ before clicking Create Account to finish creating a new administrative user account.

 
Windows 8

  • Restart the affected computer by pushing on the power button.
  • As the computer is booting, hold down the Shift key and keep tapping on “F8 key” continuously.
    use shift+f8 to restart windows 8
  • “Recovery Mode” will then appear.
  • Press on See advanced repair options button to enable Choose an option screen.
  • Then select Troubleshoot option to continue.
    use win8 troubleshoot
  • Select Advanced Options to enable Windows Startup Settings window.
  • Wait a while for the Safe Mode option screen.
  • Tap F6 functional key to access safe mode with command prompt.
    enter win8 safe mode with command prompt
  • A little black screen with flashing slash/ line behind ‘System32′ appears.
  • Type”explorer” and hit Enter key to obtain a new functional desktop.
  • Access Control Panel from Start Screen to select ‘Add a user’ under ‘Users’ which is on the left pane.
    use control panel to create new user account on Win8

    If Windows Live id is available, use it to create a new account.
    Otherwise, click on ‘More about logon options’ to fill in the given form

  • Then follow the on-screen hint to finish creating a user account with admin rights.

 
 
Two – restart the computer and enter into the newly created user account to show hidden items for the removal of items brought in by Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus.

Windows 7/XP/Vista

  • Access ‘Control Panel’, “user accounts and family safety” follows up.
  • Click open ‘Folder Options’ to check ‘Show hidden files and folders’ and non-tick ‘Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)’  under View tab.
    user accounts and family safety

 
Windows 8

  • Click open Windows Explorer and go to its View tab.
  • Tick ‘File name extensions’ and ‘Hidden items’ options to show hidden items.
    remove  Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus from WIndows 8

Files and folders to remove:
Access Program Files in local disk to find anything that’s related to “police”.
Access Security under C:\WINDOWS to remove files and folders with random numbers and letters.
Access Roaming and Temp folders under local disk to remove anything that’s not familiar to you and with weird names.

 
 

Cyber Unit of the Government Virus Purpose

What Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus targets is not personal machine nor the android phone, instead, it is money. The mechanical damages as well as residual damages are all serving to ensure profitable income. By destroying proper security service, Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus manages to display threatening message and force victims to hand over large sum of non-existent ransom. The cyber criminal behind Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus can also make money by alleviating additional infiltration with the vulnerability it makes on a target machine.
 

Do Not Pay Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government Virus

It is wise to seek efficient solution or resort technical help when the browser is locked by Cyber Unit of the Government virus rather than handover the amount of money so fix on the fake accusation message. If the submission ever happened, money and the loss of identity stored in Windows system/Android system can be anticipated as Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus is geared by Trojan horse, the one that is skilled in recording keystrokes and collecting information by modifying related drivers.

Though in some cases where money submission unblocks the browser, Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus will come back before long as its author believes that another money submission can be received. It should also come to your knowledge that the money submitted is utilized by cyber criminals to develop new versions of ransomware. It is how Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus was able to be created. The difference between this version and the previous version like FBI MoneyPak virus can be easily told.
 

Security Utilities Are Still Required to War off Cyber Unit of the Government Virus on Computers and Android Phones

Traditional network-based security solutions such as firewalls, UTMs, and gateway filters are simply no longer sufficient protection in today’s increasingly “perimeter-less” world. However, they are still necessary to ward off most infections concealed in the Internet, save time in virus analysis and decrease the chance to be infected by destructive virus like Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government virus. Please be noted that only destructive infections can past defenses by security utilities.

Manual removal is recommended over automatic removal when destructive virus like “Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government” is detected. By the way, purchasing another computer/android phone, some victims may prefer this option, is not a wise choice due to the fact that the occurrence of ransomware in the cyber-crime arena has become disturbingly more common.

Remove “Your Browser Has Been Locked by the Cyber Unit of the Government” virus on virus and Android phone with the offered steps now to help retrieve a functional machine/phone. In the event that emergency or unexpected situation emerges, please do feel free to contact VilmaTech Online Support to seek specialized technical help immediately.

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