I Just Got The FBI Warning Virus Now What?

The recent outbreak of the FBI Virus also known as Greendot and MoneyPak FBI Virus has made its way across the great wide web and onto computers throughout Burien, Des Moines, Seattle, and the greater Puget Sound area.

A common misconception about the FBI Virus is that it is different than other unwanted software.

First, the program is not actually a virus but is categorized as Malware, or in this case Hoaxware, a subset of Malware. The hoax of this Hoaxware comes in the form of a warning that the FBI has locked you out of your computer for violating some unknown policy. The program creates more psychological damage and downtime than harm to your computer. While the initial fear of being watched and locked out of your own computer by a government agency is more than frightening, take a deep breath and realize you are not public enemy number one.

With all the stories and movies we have seen and heard about mysterious and secretive government agencies that are supposed to "protect" it's citizens, who honestly would want to deal with the real FBI agency? We've seen movies of men in black suites and ties, white shirts, and translucent coils neatly tucked behind one ear. Creators of malicious programs know that fear will drive someone to do any and everything to keep them out of harms way, Including paying a ransom to access their own computer.

Having battled an extensive amount viruses, malware, worms, and rootkits, rest assured that removal of the FBI Virus is not as bad as it looks. Like its predecessors it first masquerades itself as a legitimate program in order to imbed itself into the Windows operating system. Next, it will attempt to keep you from doing anything other than the intended action - giving $200.00 to the very same people who conned their way onto your PC. It will try to keep you from going online, launching an anti-spyware program, other security related software or any other software installed on the computer.

The best way to remove it, is to have an experienced professional dissect and eradicate the virus from your computer. The malware doesn't erase data however, backing up your data is always a good idea when removing malicious programs as some may alter or destroy data upon removal. Always leave an infected computer turned off until the data can be backed up onto another hard drive.

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