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7/27/2019 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.