Tuesday, February 25, 2014

How to Remove Wwwcrimestop.com Ransom Virus and Unlock Your Browser



Your browser is locked by wwwcrimestop.com when you surf on the Internet? A warning displayed on the locked browser is real? Are you familiar with wwwcrimestop.com? From this post you can learn about the properties and perniciousness of wwwcrimestop.com.

What is Wwwcrimestop.com? 

1) It is an insecure domain created by hackers.
2) It is able to lock your browser against your will.
3) It scares you into paying a ransom with a fake official announcement.
4) It corrupts your antivirus program and entire Windows operating system.

Is It Necessary to Remove Wwwcrimestop.com?

Wwwcrimestop.com is a dangerous domain that can be classified as a ransom virus. Once you enter this malicious domain accidentally, you will receive a pop-up message saying that your browser has been locked. You try to close your browser, but end in failure. Then wwwcrimestop.com disguises itself as a certain government department to make a false statement that your activities on the Internet are not allowed by related rules and laws. For this unreliable reason the ransom virus locks your browser finally. It also claims that you need to pay a ransom of $150 within 12 hours if you want to get back your computer.


In order to make it realistic, an official logo and your IP are displayed on the malicious website. Unluckily, several computer users fall into this trap as they are not acquainted with the features of wwwcrimestop.com virus which is created by hackers to swindle you. We highly suggest that you should bypass any warnings on computer tabletop when your PC is frozen by wwwcrimestop.com. All you should do is to remove such ransom virus from your computer right away. Frequently, delayed deletion of wwwcrimestop.com would make you suffer unnecessary loss.

Besides, wwwcrimestop.com ransom virus can aggravate your computer performance seriously. Your system loopholes will be exposed by this pest to remote computer attackers without your awareness. Once your computer is easy to be violated, your machine as well as your privacy will be in danger. Hence, it is strongly recommended that you get rid of wwwcrimestop.com.

Guide to Remove Wwwcrimestop.com from Your Computer 

In fact, some antivirus programs have no ability to delete wwwcrimestop.com from your computer. To get rid of it, you should need an effective manual removal method. Please follow the guide below to fix your problem.

Step 1: Hit F8 key repeatedly to enter the Safe Mode with Networking before you log onto Windows.
 


Step 2: End wwwcrimestop.com related processes in Task Manager.



Step 3: Open Start Menu and then go to Control Panel. Then use the search bar to look for Folder Option. Check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) in the View tab of Folder Option window.



Step 4: Search for and delete these files created by wwwcrimestop.com:

%APPDATA%[RANDOM CHARACTERSACTERS].js
%Programdata%\
%CommonProgram%\Http://wwwcrimestop.com.Ink
%windows%\system32\drivers\Http://wwwcrimestop.com.sys
%Desktop%\Http://wwwcrimestop.com.Ink
%AppData%\result.db
%AppData%\[random].exe
%program files%\NPSWF32.dll
...

Step 5: Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type “regedit” in Run box and click “OK”. Then get rid of the following registry entries:


HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Http://wwwcrimestop.com

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrenVersion\Run

HLEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Extension Options\MpCmdRun.exe
...

Step 6: Reboot your computer