What to do if the computer is locked

Surely many fans of the operating systemWindows is familiar with the situation when a banner appears on the monitor with a threatening inscription "Warning, your computer is locked!". And then the text follows with the threat of removing all data from the computer in the near future. To avoid this, it is suggested to pay a fine by depositing funds to the specified mobile number and receiving the unlock code. Even turning off the computer, you can not remove the hateful banner. When you turn on again, it still flaunts on the monitor.

What should I do if my computer is locked? Top up your account? In no case! After making the specified amount or sending SMS to the proposed number of no unlock code, the user will not get the mount-user and the computer will remain locked. So the most common scammers who run virus programs on computers and expect that there are naive users on the network. This type of Internet fraud has existed for a long time, and the size of the fine is constantly growing. As a rule, the locking of the operating system occurs when you try to reproduce or download a video of doubtful content.

So, the computer is locked, and no actionare not satisfied. What to do? In this case, you can do two things - contact a specialist or try to unlock the system yourself.

Unlock via safe mode

If the computer is blocked by a virus, you canTry to unlock it by restoring the system. To do this, turn off the computer and turn it back on. When you turn on the computer before starting Windows, press the F8 key. In the window that opens, you will be prompted to select the download option. In this case, "Safe Mode" is required, in which the computer loads only the drivers necessary for running the OS. It is possible that the system will boot without a banner.

Now you should click "Start", then "Allprogram ", select" Standard ", then" Service "and start" System Restore ". A window will open in which you need to select the day and the restore point from the list, mark the desired line and click "Next". Confirm the restore point by clicking "Finish". Now the computer will restore the state that preceded the described event that occurred on the selected day, that is, before the banner appeared. The system will start without a banner, but the virus will remain on the computer.

If everything worked out and the system boots properly, you should update the antivirus program and run the scanner to fully scan the disk.

There is a possibility that the banner has got to the computer through the browser, which at launch can offer to restore the session. Do this in any case impossible.

Unlock via BIOS

If the computer is locked, you can tryUnblock it via BIOS. You must enter this system immediately after turning on the computer by pressing a specific button or key combination. Different manufacturers have different buttons and key combinations, for example: F1, F2, Del, Ctrl + Alt + Ins, Ctrl + Alt + Del, Ctrl + Alt + Del, and others.

The start page with the system date will open andsystem time, where you want to change the date a few days ago, that is, before the banner appeared. Then you need to save the modified dates by pressing F10 and exit the BIOS. If such a saving method does not work, go to Exit and select "Saving Changes", highlight "Yes" and press Enter. After that, the computer will reboot, and the system will start without a banner.

Download from LiveCD with antivirus program

If these methods did not help and stilla computer is blocked, you will have to use a special program to destroy viruses. To do this, you need another computer connected to the Internet. You need to go to Dr. Web, in order to download from there a program called Dr. Web LiveCD. The downloaded image needs to be written to the CD with Nero and get the boot disk. Then, load the locked computer from the disk on which the antivirus program is installed. Now you need to configure Dr. Web and start scanning. There is a high probability that the fraudulent virus will be destroyed and the computer will turn on in normal mode.

In some cases, none of the above methods help and you have to use the last resort - reinstalling Windows.