Oct 19, 2013

Cyber Command of California Virus Removal

My computer is locked by Cyber Command of California. They ask for 300 dollars within 48 hours. Is it real? Can I trust it? Do I need to pay it to unlock my PC? Is it a virus that is called Cyber Command of California Virus which is made to cheat money from innocent users? I don’t do anything like it says on the locked page. Now I can only see its page when computer starts. How can I get my computer back? Is there any chance to get rid of this ransomware virus?

Details of Cyber Command of California Virus:

Cyber Command of California Virus is a Spam that would try its best to fraud money from victims who is being infected with this virus. This virus would pretend to be governmental agency to accuse people of violating cyber-provision or having improper online behaviors which finally result in the locked page taking over the whole computer to disable it. It intimidate victim user to pay a certain amount of money to avoid breaking the law and any further trouble. The laptop which infected with this virus would display a locked page under the name of Cyber Command of California and users are banned from accessing operating system on the infected PC to use it, not to mention running task manager or surfing Internet on the infected compute. The files in the infected computer are unable to read or copy. You are worried about the data inside but you have no way to do since you cannot even get into the infected system. As the locked page comes immediately after Windows welcome screen, there is no chance for anti virus to remove. And no way to unlock the infected machine by changing another hard disk or monitor as well.

With the rapid development of computer networks, it has open up modern life for human and created one miracle after another, which has greatly changed people’s thinking mode and the way of life. But everything has its bright side and dark side, using Internet to carry out on-line fraud is increasingly grown as well. Cyber Command of California scam is created by hackers who want to get fine quickly and easily from innocent people. You have deceived by its statement since it has governmental icon and officer on the page. It will also hack your web cam to take a picture so as to make this alert more authentic to fraud money. You are afraid of ignoring the locked picture because it has well identified of both your personal identities and location and would think that paying 300 dollars within 48 hours to unlock your computer is much cheaper than stay in jail for at least 5 years and pay up to $200,000 fines.

The locked page has Obama, handcuffs and seal of agencies like U.S.A Cyber Crime investigations which makes the fictional facts more vivid and arms it with a perfect cover-up so that the victim is easy to be cheated and is more willing to pay money to Criminal act. Spreading this virus doesn’t need a lot of money, manpower and material resources. Low cost, wide range and rapidly spreading speed makes the victim expand to all Internet users on the Internet. When you have read the article it list on the locked page, you will be scared of breaking laws and reflect on what you have done recently. It says you have been accused of viewing, storage and/or dissemination of banned pornography such as child pornography, zoophilia, rape and so forth. You are suspected of violation of Copyright and Related rights Law, arranging unauthorized access to information of state importance and to data closed for public Internet access. Even though you are sure that you have done none of the action it listed on the locked page, you are worried about being arrested and have no way to use the victim machine at all. According to what it says, disregarding the message would make things worse. So you have no mean but to pay the fine according to its instruction. Don’t be cheated by this virus! When you are locked by it, don’t trust words, don’t pay the fine and remove it immediately to unlock your computer and protect your privacy.

The following instructions require certain levels of computer skills. If you’re not sure and are afraid of making any critical mistakes during the process, please live chat with YooCare Expert now.

Screen Shot of this Virus:

Cyber-Command-of-California-Virus

I haven’t done anything illegal. Why do I still get the virus installed?

Victim said: My husband was on the Internet earlier and he stumbled into the lock down screen. He wasn’t even watching porn or doing anything illegal!!! It said he had to pay $300 and then the computer would be unlocked in 48 hours. Well he paid it and now we found out this was a scam. His computer is still locked. What do we do and how can we get our $300 back ?? Help..

This is a tricky virus that can escape from all kinds of antivirus programs. It may get into your computer via the following ways:

Open Spam email and click the strange links attached or download the attachment which contains the virus.
Visit malicious websites or click on unknown links.
Download or install some free applications and movies from hacked sources.

Manual Removal Guides:

1. Access Safe Mode with Networking

Restart your computer, immediately, quickly and repeatedly hit F8 key before the Windows start-up screen shows. Select “Safe Mode with Networking”, and then press Enter key.

2. End the Virus Processes

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together and end the virus processes in the Processes tab of Windows Task Manager.

Random.exe (The names of the virus processes may be different all the time)

task manager

3. Show Hidden Files

(1). Click on the Start button and then on Control Panel

(2). Click on the Appearance and Personalization link

(3). Click on the Folder Options link

(4). Click on the View tab in the Folder Options window

(5). Choose the Show hidden files, folders, and drives under the Hidden files and folders category

(6). Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options window.

4. Delete Virus Files

(1). Delete the related registry entries to this virus through Registry Edit

Guides to open registry editor: Click “Start” menu, hit “Run”, then type “regedit”, click “OK”

While the Registry Editor is open, search and delete the following registry entries

(2). Find out and remove the associated files of this virus.

5. Restart the Computer to Normal Mode after the Above Steps Are Done.

A Similar Removal Video Shows You How to Safely Modify Windows Registry Editor and Unlock Computer Immediately:

Conclusion

Although this scam Cyber Command of California Virus equips with the latest techniques, the way it breaks into is quite simple and easy to proceed. Unknown free software and Spam mail attachments make it possible to be carried through the whole network environment and malicious website or unsafe downloading provides it perfect transmission channels. Even a slightest loophole would allow its entrance; let it seize the chance to stay inside system registry by unsafe browsing, suspicious website viewing and duplicate itself rapidly. This ransom ware usurps the name of legal government Cyber Command of California and set trap to convince you to believe of what it shows on the locked picture. No matter how real it looks like to you, you still cannot deny its vicious nature. Paying virus not only gives the chance for it to continue messing up your laptop but also let it enter the infected laptop freely and smoothly, plus it won’t unlock your computer at all.

If you have no idea of how to do that, please contact experts from YooCare Online Tech Support for further help.

Published by & last updated on October 19, 2013 9:49 am

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