- Advertising banner
- How does this virus appear on the device?
- We use the registry
- Kaspersky
- Web
Specialists from technical support centers have long been accustomed to the fact that users of personal computers "catch" on their device banners with unpleasant content, which on the Internet is full. Such unwanted software can be caught even during communication in Skype, ICQ, Mail-agent and other utilities. These banners block important functions of the Windows operating system and do not disappear even after the computer restarts. This problem is supposedly resolved only after sending an SMS message to a specific number. Usually, after such actions, users part with a decent amount of money, not getting the desired code to unlock. How to resist this phenomenon without recourse to specialists? How to remove a banner from the desktop? First you need to find out where he came from, and then consider the most effective ways to fight.
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Any user can become a victim of a computer virus, which greatly hinders the stable operation of the Windows operating system. One of the popular examples of such viruses is the locking of the workspace with the help of an advertising banner. This will happen until you decide to take care of protecting your device.
Important! Never send money to the specified numbers. Viral advertising banners - this is a trick of crooks, with which you can fight on your own.
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Where can the virus software come from? You can classify sources according to 4 different types.
The first source of
Due to the installation of Flash Player. Perhaps you often noticed that when you go to a site, a proposal appears with the installation or update of this utility. Every user knows that this is an integral utility for surfing and watching streaming video, and without hesitation presses on the bright "Install" button. But after downloading no player is found at all, but a new resident appears on the desktop - a banner with advertising.
The second source of
With the same great ease, you can remove unwanted software when you activate a program that is designed to crack license content.
Piracy in the network - this is quite a dangerous thing, and the essence is not only in copyrights. Scammers cash in on the naivety of users who are trying to get licensed content for free. You just download the "crack", install it and get the same banner instead of the desired product.
Third source
You can also catch the virus and during the most usual surfing on the Internet. Searching for any materials( books, diplomas, coursework) involves multiple transitions on unfamiliar links. Any downloaded archive, program or file may not be what they seem. Only you download the necessary program or archive, unpack the whole thing, and immediately become a victim of evil programmers.
Important! If you are a fan of Internet surfing or you often have to search for something, it is best to have an installed antivirus program on your computer.
The fourth source of
The most advanced "hackers" can use gaps in the Windows operating system. Every user in charge knows that most of the gaps in the browser from Microsoft are Internet Explorer. You can avoid problems if you regularly update all licensed software and operating system, but any inattention can lead you to a computer virus.
The Windows 7 and Vista operating systems were considered to be the most safe, because they perfectly implemented the built-in security system, which controls the access to the file system. But let's not forget about those users who disable the built-in security system, because they do not want to repeatedly confirm their actions.
Important! All advertising that blocks access to system functions is based on the modification of the trojan program "Trojan. Winlock".This virus has changed for decades and is changing, being very popular among most intruders.
With the sources figured out. How to remove a banner from a computer? There are several ways that we should talk about.
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registry In order to eliminate unwanted software with the registry, you need:
- Restart your computer device.
- Wait until the power is turned on and press the F8 key.
- Before you should open the login menu for your OS.Here you need to choose a safe mode with command-line support. Confirm your choice with the Enter key.
- Most likely, you have only one operating system installed, so just press Enter. If you have multiple operating systems, you must select the one that the banner is blocking.
- After all the actions you need to wait for Windows to boot.
- Now you will see the user selection menu, in which you need to select "Administrator".
- If the desktop booted, then go to the "Start", select "Run" and enter in the opened field "regedit", press Enter.
- The Registry Editor window should open before you. Next, go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon branches. After that, you need to click the mouse in the right part of the Shell window and change its values to Explorer.exe.
- Press Ok, we reboot the device and at boot choose the usual login.
This method should help to cope with the banner. How to remove a banner from the desktop in other ways? Let's look further.
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This method is very simple, if you can use the software from Kaspersky Lab. Install Kaspersky WindowsUnlocker, which can independently correct any unnecessary changes in the registry of the operating system. More detailed instructions can be found directly on the developer's website.
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This method will require access to the Internet. It is necessary to do the following:
- Enter "DrWeb Lice CD" in the search box and follow the link to the official website of the developer. Using Daemon Tools, mount the image and make a boot disk.
Important! This utility will help to get rid not only of unwanted software, but also ensure the safety of important information.
- You need to load the shell from the mounted image. Run the utility and check the file system for malware. Also do not forget about checking the OS registry, because it is there that the banner takes its roots, which is so difficult to get rid of.
- The banner should be detected by the utility, after which it can be deleted and restarted by the PC.
Now you know how to remove a banner from your computer in just a few minutes. Be vigilant and use the software only from trusted developers.
