Your Windows has been blocked

"Your Windows has been blocked" is a message created by a ransomware Trojan that locks up your computer under the deceptive pretense of being a punishment for copyright violations. The "Your Windows has been blocked" Trojan will threaten to delete your files and entire operating system if you refrain from paying a $100 fine, but the Trojan will not follow up on this threat. You can remove "Your Windows has been blocked" ransomware Trojans and regain full access to your computer by using Safe Mode in combination with an appropriate anti-malware scanner.

Don't Believe the "Your Windows has been blocked" Fake Ransom

"Your Windows has been blocked" Trojans will try to infect your PC through script exploits or other methods that allow the Trojans to install themselves without your knowledge. Once the Trojan is on your computer, you'll see a blue error screen that begins with the "Your Windows has been blocked" message. Some other text in the error includes:

"You have violated the Copyright law, which is now followed by immediate blocking of your Windows version by Microsoft Corp. and RIAA recording. You are granted with 24 hours right to pay charges for such violation so to activate your Windows version. If you choose not to use this right, all the documents and OS together will be deleted of your PC."

The most important thing to understand when dealing with the "Your Windows has been blocked" Trojan is that this Trojan will display an error like the one above regardless of your 'copyright law' violations or lack of violations. "Your Windows has been blocked" errors aren't representative of any real legal authority and should be considered as much a threat as any virus or worm.

The "Your Windows has been blocked" error will go on to inform you that you input identification information and then wire $100.00 to the pirate who coded this poorly-worded ransomware Trojan. There's no need for you to give in to a "Your Windows has been blocked" Trojan's demands, since possessing the unlock key isn't necessary to remove the "Your Windows has been blocked" lock on your computer.

All Hot Air Behind the "Your Windows has been blocked" Threats

The "Your Windows has been blocked" error screen also contains several threats about deleting files or your entire operating system. "Your Windows has been blocked" even uses this threat to try to prevent you from rebooting your computer, as well as backing it up with an ominous timer.

The good news is that these "Your Windows has been blocked" threats are all bluffs; you can let the timer expire or reboot your computer without anything untoward happening to your files or OS. In fact, rebooting your computer is recommended as the first thing you should do to get ready to delete "Your Windows has been blocked" Trojan threats from your computer.

Despite the "Your Windows has been blocked" alarming messages, "Your Windows has been blocked" Trojans can be removed via the same techniques that work on most other malware threats. Safe Mode, booting from a Windows CD, or rebooting into a different operating system will prevent the "Your Windows has been blocked" screen from appearing. Afterwards, it's a simple matter of deleting the "Your Windows has been blocked" ransomware Trojan by running a good anti-malware system scan.