Viruses that block access to a computer and require sending SMS to a short number are not uncommon today. You can avoid spending money on buying an unlock code from scammers. To do this, use the special pages on the websites of anti-virus manufacturers.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, don't panic. In no case do not give in to the call of the authors of the virus to send an expensive SMS-message.
Step 2
From another computer, go to the following page:
www.drweb.com/unlocker/index/?lng=ru Enter in the form the number to which the virus offers to send a message, and the text that is proposed to be sent to this number. In return, you will receive exactly the same unlock code as the one that you would receive in response to a message
Step 3
You can find the unlock code in the database much faster if you find in the gallery on the same page a screenshot of a virus that looks similar to the one that infected your computer.
Step 4
If there is no second computer, use your mobile phone to work with the site. In this case, it will be more convenient to use its version specially designed for viewing in this way:
Step 5
Enter the unlock code you received, and if it fits, the system will be unlocked.
Step 6
After unlocking, perform a full system scan with any antivirus to remove the virus completely.
Step 7
It is very rare, but it happens that machines are infected with the latest versions of viruses that are not yet in the database on the above site. In this case, you are honored to be a pioneer. Do not spare money for the message, and having received the unlock code, enter it along with the rest of the data in the form located on the next page:
Step 8
In all cases, act quickly. Some viruses give a certain period of time for entering the code, after which they begin to destroy data.
Step 9
To avoid problems with SMS viruses in the future, switch to Linux at least partially, so that you can use it at least when your computer is connected to the Internet. A complete transition to this OS is even more desirable. But remember that if you have a Wine emulator, this is not a panacea either.
Step 10
Report all cases of detection of SMS viruses to the "K" department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
