ICE Moneypak Virus Removal Steps
ICE Moneypak Virus is a PC lockup virus that helps hackers make quick in illegal way. After ICE Moneypak Virus invades your PC, it shows a lockup screen to force you pay ransom money once you log in your system desktop. ICE Moneypak Virus claims that your PC has been locked due to the unauthorized cyber activity you’ve involved in - the use or sharing of copyrighted files and the use or distribution of pornographic files. Besides, it lies that you are obligated to pay a release fee of $300 USD via Moneypak to unlock your computer and to avoid other legal consequences. This is no doubt a scam, the reason is that legal police departments never lock personal PC to demand fine and receive the fine via payment channel such as MoneyPak. Paying $300 USD to the hacker will never really solve your PC problem, because they can put some codes on your computer to re-infect your system and ask for more money again. What’s worse, when you input your credit card information via the lock screen, the spyware attached on ICE Moneypak Virus could even steal your banking information and make you suffer from bigger financial loss.When your PC has been infected by this ICE Moneypak Virus, manual removal is the only effective way to unlock your PC, because the virus block your access to everything, and your antivirus software is disabled as well. In this tough situation, we have to manually find out and remove all the related files of ICE Moneypak Virus. If you are one of the victims, catch the steps below and remove the ICE Moneypak Virus manfully and quickly. If it is too hard for you to find out the related malicious files or handle these removal steps, please feel free to contact Online PC Expert to assist you:
Where does ICE Moneypak Virus come from?
Generally, your system will be infected by ICE Moneypak Virus when you download free software from unknown third party websites. These websites are embed malicious codes on the free software, attempting to install malware on your PC and scam you to buy them. Therefore, please keep in mind that, freeware is a main route that cyber criminal use to spread viruses, you’d better not to download any free programs from any site unless it is a website with good reputation.Get Rid of ICE Moneypak Virus step by step
(Please carefully read the notes before you start to remove any file :This guide is based on the first version of ICE Moneypak Virus, but this infection keeps adding its features and updating its codes, files and locations, thus you may not be able to find out all its related files listed above. It requires expert skills and experience to identify all the files of ICE Moneypak Virus infection, if you are not familiar with it, do not risk to delete any file by yourself, since you may disable your PC for deleting wrong files which are crucial for your system. This guide is just for reference, we do not promise it will work for all the victims of different PCs in varied situations and conditions. Any problem and consequence incurred by your mistake should be borne by yourself.)
Step1: Boot up your computer in Safe Mode with Networking:
On Windows XP, Win 7 / Vista:
- Reboot your infected PC
- Keep pressing F8 key before Windows start-up screen shows
- Use the arrow keys to select “Safe Mode with Networking” and press Enter.
Method One
1: Press "Windows" and "R" keys together to open the Run box
2: Type "msconfig" in the the Run box and click OK
3: Click the Boot tab, then check the box that says "Safe boot" and "Network" under the Boot options section Click OK.
4: Click Restart when it informs that you need to restart your computer.
Method Two 1: Press the "Windows" + "C" keys, and then click Settings.
2: Click Power, hold down Shift key on your keyboard and click Restart.
3: Click Troubleshoot button
4: Click Advanced options button
5: Click Startup Settings button
6: Click Restart button
7: Press 5 on your keyboard to Enable Safe Mode with Networking.
(If your PC’s Safe Mode with Networking has been disabled by ICE Moneypak Virus as well, please contact Online PC Expert to get further solutions.)
Step2: Stop ICE Moneypak Virus processes in the Windows Task Manager
random.exe
On Windows XP
- Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together to open Windows Task Manager ;
- Under the Processes tab, right-click on the processes related with the virus and click End Process
On Windows 7 / Windows Vista
- Right-click on Task Bar and click click Task Manager;
- Under the Processes tab, right-click on the processes related with the virus and click End Process
On Windows 8 / 8.1
- Right-click on Task Bar and click click Task Manager;
- Under the Processes tab, right-click on the processes related with the virus and click End Process
Step3: Show all hidden files: On Windows XP
- Close all programs so that you are at your desktop.
- Click on the Start button. This is the small round button with the Windows flag in the lower left corner.
- Click on the Control Panel menu option.
- When the control panel opens click on the Appearance and Personalization link.
- Under the Folder Options category, click on Show Hidden Files or Folders.
- Under the Hidden files and folders section, select the radio button labeled Show hidden files, folders, or drives.
- Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide extensions for known file types.
- Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
- Press the Apply button and then the OK button.
- Click and open Libraries
- Under the Folder Options category of Tools , click on Show Hidden Files or Folders.
- Under the Hidden files and folders section, select the radio button labeled Show hidden files, folders, or drives.
- Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide extensions for known file types.
- Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
- Press the Apply button and then the OK button.
On Windows 8 /8.1
- Click on Windows Explorer ;
- Click on View tab;
- Check the "Hidden Items" box
Step4: Remove ICE Moneypak Virus associated files
%System%\regsvr.exe %System%\setting.ini %System%\setup.ini %AppData%[trojan name]toolbarstat.log
Step 5: Open Registry Editor:
Method 1 (Available on Windows XP, Windows 7 /Vista, and Windows 8 /8.1):
- Call out “Run” box by pressing “Windows” key + “R” key on your keyboard;
- Type "Regedit" into the Run box and click OK to open Registry Editor
Method 2 (Available on Windows 7/ Vista):
- Click on Start button to open Start Menu
- Type "Regedit" into the search box and click on Regedit to open Registry Editor
Step6: Terminate these Registry Entries created by ICE Moneypak Virus.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegistryTools” = 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin” = 0 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “ConsentPromptBehaviorUser” = 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\random HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Inspector
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