"Your computer has been blocked by The United States Department of Justice" ?

[haitrieuvip]

Hi. I was using my laptop this evening and suddenly a message popped up, saying " Your computer has been blocked" by The United States Department of Justice . Then it wanted $300 as fee to unblock the computer. I tried to search for solutions on google and found out this was just a fake alert. However, I failed to follow the instructions, like: Most of the guides told me to log on my windows by using safe mode, safe mode with Networking, safe mode with Command Prompt, but none of them worked. Everytime I turned my laptop on, no matter what type of mode  I used. The message popped up again a few seconds later. So there really is nothing I can do to fix it, it doesn't give me much time. Can any specialists who are available help me? Thanks in advance.

P/s: I'm using windows 7 32 bit.

[Pondus]

as your previous case.......Essexboy is again notified. 

he is in bed now, but you usually find him here after work hours european time

[essexboy]

Download the following three programmes to your desktop :

 
1.  WiNTBootIc
2.  Windows 7  RC
3.  Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

Extract wintoboot to your desktop
Insert a USB drive of at least 1GB
Run Wintoboot



Drag and drop the Windows 7 ISO to the programme in the space indicated
Tick the Format box and accept the warnings
Press Do It

You will see it progressing



It will let you know when it is done
Then copy FRST to the same USB




Insert the USB into the sick computer and start the computer.  First ensuring that the system is set to boot from USB
Note: If you are not sure how to do that follow the instructions Here

 
When you reboot you will  see this although yours will say windows 7.
Click repair my computer

 
Select your operating system

 
Select Command prompt

 
At the command prompt type the following  :

notepad and press Enter.
The notepad opens. Under File menu select Open.
Select "Computer" and find your flash drive letter and close the notepad.
In the command window type e:\frst64.exe and press Enter
Note: Replace letter e with the drive letter of your flash drive.
The tool will start to run.
When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.

Press Scan button.
It will make a log (FRST.txt) on the flash drive. Please copy and paste it to your reply.

[Kollens]

Thank You.. I hope to never see anything like that again, i have used avast for somewhere in the neighborhood of 8 years and this is the very first problem i have had.

[Pondus]

Thank You.. I hope to never see anything like that again, i have used avast for somewhere in the neighborhood of 8 years and this is the very first problem i have had.

why not reply in your topic
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=112719

[Happy Hornet]

Hi folks, any chance of some help with this same virus on a Vista pc? I have located and downloaded a  Vista recovery file, but when I try and run FRST.exe from the notepad windo, I just get a page full of characters and the app doesnt run? Thanks!