‘Your website access has been restricted’ Virus

Posted: April 17, 2013

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Ranking:	4,518
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	21,177

First Seen:	April 17, 2013
Last Seen:	October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus is a browser hijacker that uses its attacks to block various popular websites, with the ultimate aim of forcing you to fill out a fake security procedure (and, not so coincidentally, sign you up for a premium service). The 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus's attacks claim to be implemented as anti-botting security protocols, but actually don't have any legitimate purpose, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers warn against filling out surveys or giving any information whatsoever to all websites promoted by the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus. Anti-malware products can remove the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus and, additionally, the settings changes that empower the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus's redirect attacks (whether or not the software that caused those changes is installed).

The Hijacker that Constructs Your Web-Browsing for Phishing and Profit

The 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus is not a literal computer virus, but actually a browser hijacker that specializes in modifying your web-browsing settings so that the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus can redirect you to malicious sites. Currently, the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus's attacks always seem to indicate the same website in its redirects: a fake identity verification Web page that pretends to be used to differentiate between human PC users and bots. The 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus asks you to fill out what seems like a harmless survey or miscellaneous 'offer,' but SpywareRemove.com malware experts have identified these requests as disguises for attacks against your personal information and finances.

Similar to the 'Complete an offer to continue' Virus, the ''This website has been blocked for you!' Virus or the 'You Have Been Blocked from our Website' Virus, the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus uses its offers and surveys to gather confidential information, such as your phone number. Besides its theft of your personal information, the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus also has been found to, at least in some cases seen by SpywareRemove.com malware analysts, automatically sign its victims up for a premium service that charges a five dollar fee on a weekly basis.

With the evidence provided by these clues, it is easy to conclude that the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus and sites promoted by the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus are not legitimate security protocols and never should be given your money, information or trust.

Liberating Your Browser Without Any 'Assistance' from a 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus

As misleading malware that attacks your privacy, computer and finances alike, the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus should be considered as an endangerment to your PC, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts encourage removing the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus as soon as you practically can manage. 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus attacks are particularly associated with being blocked from prominent search engines and social networking sites, but the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus's settings changes are, in theory, capable of blocking any website in any kind of browser.

As a hazard and an inconvenience, the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus, naturally, doesn't use honest means of installing itself onto your computer. Common methods of becoming infected with a 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus include fake software updates, compromised freeware installers and websites that host drive-by-downloads (download attacks that can install the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus without your permission). SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend using both anti-malware software and cautious browser settings to block these PC threats – so that the 'Your website access has been restricted' Virus will not block your browser.

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The following URL's were detected:

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