'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus (Ransomware)

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The so-called 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus is not actually a virus at all but a ransomware Trojan. Trojans cannot spread on their own or corrupt files like viruses; rather, they rely on social engineering or other malware to spread from one computer to another. The 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus is one of the many variants of the infamous Reveton ransomware Trojan. There are dozens of variants of this malware infection, typically infecting computers specific to a country or region. The 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus itself is a variant of the Reveton Trojan that targets computers located in the United States. To carry out its attack, the 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus displays a fake message from the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States) and demands payment of two hundred dollars via MoneyPak, an online payment service with an American customer base.

Like other Police Ransomware Trojans, the 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus carries out a version of a well known online scam. Basically, the 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus makes the victim believe that the infected computer was blocked by the FBI due to illegal activities. To do this, the 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus prevents the user from accessing the PC and displays a message that claims that the FBI blocked the infected computer and encrypted its data. It is important to note that this is entirely false; the 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus has no connection to the FBI, and the 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus does not have the ability to encrypt data. Rather, the 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus makes changes to the infected computer' settings that prevent the victim from bypassing the 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus message or access their Desktop or files.

The main difficulty in dealing with a 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus infection is bypassing its ransom message so it will be possible to access the infected machine. The best way to achieve this is using Safe Mode or other alternate start-up methods (such as using an external memory device.) Once the 'Your Computer Blocked, Data Encrypted' Virus message has been bypassed, a reliable anti-malware tool that has been properly updated should be able to remove this malware infection completely.