Remove NSA Virus Demanding $300 – Your Computer Has Been Locked

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    NSA virusis a PRISM scam to collect non-existent ransom for

    infringement of national laws by MoneyPak payment method.

    Hence, S! "ir#s is also called MoneyPak "ir#s. It is a "ir#s with

    ad"anced comp#ter tech to be capable of hi$acking web camera,

    detecting IP address and displaying the date when law-breakingacti"ity is detected.

    %ho#gh attaching fig#res of police and some official badges, among

    which there is one from Mandiant Sec#rity !gency, S! sealed

    screen message cannot deny its real property as a "ir#s since noofficial department wo#ld collect fines by s#ddenly locking #p a

    comp#ter.

    What can NSA Virus Harm Computer?

    !side from blocking comp#ter from being #sed by P& #sers, S!

    "ir#s is capable of imposing additional harms to a machine, which is

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    seldom known by people. S! "ir#s r#ns based on %ro$an programs

    that are made to bind themsel"es to system ser"ices, leading to

    tro#bles like disabled Safe Mode and #nresponsi"e keyboard. %hat's

    why some P& #sers cannot log into some forms of Safe Mode and

    gain no progress by pressing &trl, !lt and (el key combinationtogether. ! %ro$an is commonly known to copy itself at a rapid

    speed, meaning more b#ild-in ser"ices are anticipated to be o#t of

    operation if S! "ir#s keeps ali"e on a comp#ter. %he worst thing

    sho#ld be the capability to open #p a backdoor which is a fa"orable

    way for "ir#s to start their intr#si"e infiltration.

    )ne sho#ld bear in mind that infiltration of ransomware like S!

    "ir#s aims at not only r#ining target system to threaten "ictims to

    s#bmit large amo#nt of money, b#t also fetching personal

    information stored in system programs. %o open #p a backdoor and

    transfer collected information, S! "ir#s only need to modify

    registry entries and make f#ll #se of ports that we seldom #se.

    !ct#ally, according to %&P*IP protocol, each comp#ter has +,

    terminals. In other word, a lot of information can be exchanged

    thro#gh the backdoor. %o crown it all, the loose terminals gi"e

    chances for deadly "ir#s to attack the target comp#ter, which is the

    reason why "ictims enco#nter resid#al damages after they ha"e

    s#ccessf#lly remo"ed S! "ir#s. hether it is for the sake of

    comp#ter health or information sec#rity, one sho#ld h#rry #p toremo"e S! "ir#s. Self-help g#ides are offered hereinafter. /e noted

    that some expert comp#ter skills are needed to a"oid any slight

    de"iation from the following steps, ens#ring no #nexpected

    dysf#nctions happen. If yo# need any instant help, yo# are welcome

    to cons#lt 0ilma%ech online experts here.

    Self-help Guide to Remove NSA Virus

    Case A Safe Mode with Networking is not disabled by NSA virus yet.

    Step1. Access Safe ode !ith Net!or"in#.

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    indows 1

    Press !lt,&trl and delete key together at S! "ir#s sealed

    screen.

    Please hold shift key and click on power b#tton together to

    select Restart.

    Highlight %ro#bleshoot option with arrow keys and hit 2nter

    key.

    3o into !d"anced options.

    Hit Restart b#tton again.

    Please hit 4 to get into safe mode with networking.

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    indows 5*6P*0ista

    7eep tapping on 841 key9 as the comp#ter is booting #p b#t

    before indows la#nches.

    Highlight 8Safe Mode with etworking9 option on 8indows

    !d"anced )ptions Men#9 screen.

    Press 2nter key.

    Step$. %isa&le startup items of NSA virus.

    indows 1

    %ype :%ask' on &harms bar on Start screen.

    4ind and tick items related to S! "ir#s.

    Press :(isable' option to remo"e S! "ir#s.

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    indows 5*6P*0ista

    ;a#nch Search* R#n box from Start men#.

    %ype :msconfig' and hit 2nter key.

    4ind and tick related items.

    Press :(isable !ll' option to remo"e S! "ir#s.

    Step'.(nter data&ase and modif) re#istr) "e)s there.

    indows 1

    %ype :regedit' in Search charm.

    Hit 2nter key.

    Press and hold &trl

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    ;ocate key labeled Shell in the right pane.

    Right click on it and replace it with :explorer.exe' to ens#re the

    following steps mo"e smoothly.

    indows 5*6P*0ista

    Press in key and R key together and p#t in :regedit'.

    Press and hold &trl

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    Step*. Sho! hidden files to remove items of NSA virus under C+ !indo!s.

    indows 1

    )pen indows 2xplorer by clicking on indows 2xplorerapplication from Start Screen.

    Hit 0iew tab to tick :4ile name extensions' and :Hidden items'

    options.

    a"igate to Roaming folder and %emp folder respecti"ely in &

    (isk to remo"e files with abnormal name.

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    indows 5*6P*0ista

    )pen :&ontrol Panel' from Start men# and search for :4older

    )ptions'.

    =nder 0iew tab to tick :Show hidden files and folders and non-

    tick Hide protected operating system files >Recommended?'

    and then click :)7'.

    a"igate to Roaming folder and %emp folder respecti"ely in

    (ri"e & to remo"e files with abnormal name.

    Case , Safe ode !ith Net!or"in#/ is disa&led.

    )ne can also create new #ser acco#nt from cmd lines and remo"e

    S! "ir#s there. Howe"er, s#ch method can cons#me m#ch energy

    and time. %o S! "ir#s @#ickly, one can #se system &(*(0( to help

    repair the infected comp#ter.

    indows 6P

    Insert indows 6P &( into the dri"e >if !#toplay kicks in, exit

    o#t of it?.

    Hold in key and R key together to bring #p a box.

    &opy and paste :sfc *scannow' within the text box and hit

    2nter key.

    indows 4ile Protection Ser"ice scans all protected files and

    "erifies integrity, replacing any files with which it finds a

    problem.

    /e patient and allow this process to proceed completely.

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    Restart yo#r comp#ter once this process is completed.

    indows 5

    P#t indows 5 &( in yo#r optical dri"e.

    Restart to boot from the (0(.

    )n the 8Install indows9 screen, make the appropriate

    selections for lang#age, time, and keyboard, and then click

    8ext9.

    )n the next screen, click 8Repair Ao#r &omp#ter9.

    In 8System Reco"ery )ptions9, select which operating system

    yo# want to restore if any are listed, and click 8ext9.

    %he 8System Reco"ery )ptions9 screen shows #p and select

    8Start#p Repair9.

    indows 0ista

    Insert indows 0ista (0( and restart the comp#ter with the

    (0( in.

    Press any key to boot from &( or (0(' is displayed in black

    backgro#nd.

    Press any key to start the booting process.

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    ! new screen will appear saying :indows is loading files'.

    !nother small progress bar appears after se"eral min#tes.

    Select yo#r lang#age and keyboard lang#age and click ext

    b#tton when yo# are gi"en options.

    &lick on the Repair Ao#r &omp#ter option at the bottom left ofinstall screen.

    )nce the :0ista installation' is located, highlight it and then

    click the ext b#tton.

    Ao# will see the pict#re belowB

    &lick on Start#p Repair and let the wiCard finish.

    It is perfectly normal that the comp#ter restarts after it

    finishes the process.

    indows 1

    %ype :!d"anced' on Start screen..

    &lick Settings category.

    Select !d"anced start#p options.

    3eneral P& Settings screen appears.

    Scroll down to the bottom to select !d"anced start#p.

    Press on Restart now.

    Select %ro#bleshoot.

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    Select !d"anced options.

    &lick on !#tomatic Repair.

    ;og in the =ser !cco#nt yo# wish to repair.

    !#tomatic repair will now start.

    !fter a while, yo#r comp#ter will a#tomatically restartD pleaselea"e it to complete all the process.

    0ind Reminder+

    e"er forget to restart comp#ter after complete all the remo"al

    steps gi"en abo"e. So far, man#al method is highly recommended

    when it comes to ransomware like S! "ir#s. Many people are prone

    to employ sec#rity #tilities to help get rid of "ir#s. /#t when the

    whole comp#ter is froCen #p, it is impossible to r#n a scan #nless

    another desktop is f#nctional in certain mode. !ccording to report

    by "ictims on pop#lar comp#ter for#ms, it has been known that S!

    "ir#s manages to come back after reboot e"en tho#gh anti-"ir#s

    programs did remo"e some malicio#s items. S! "ir#s is %ro$angeared. %h#s it is enabled to bind itself to system ser"ices and

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    implement harmf#l deeds with a fra#d#lent image of system ser"ice

    r#nning in backgro#ndD copy itself to m#ltiple sections and make

    them interplay with each other, so that the deleted item will

    reprod#ce when another programs is la#nched by #sers. 2xtremely

    el#si"e S! becomes, it is diffic#lt to be remo"ed by programs.%herefore, we ha"e to change settings and delete "icio#s items by

    hand. ith s#fficient comp#ter knowledge, one can easily tell the

    fra#d#lent ones from gen#ine ones. Sho#ld one be comp#ter

    illiterate, one can also remo"e S! "ir#s with ease #nder the

    g#idance of 0ilma%ech online s#pport if one clicks here to start a li"e

    chat.