How to remove Cyber attack from Iran Government email from OS

Delete Cyber attack from Iran Government email completely

According to expert, it is described as a title of an email scam which was discovered by Michael Gillette. This harmful scam is designed by group of hackers with an intention to steal the log-in credentials of users Microsoft accounts. This phishing scam claims that servers have found cybernetic attack that is why users account have been locked in order to protect their email and data integrity. This fake cyber attack has been originated from Iran who has chosen this scheme to do the tensions present between the United States and Iran. Further, Cyber attack from Iran Government email warning message was issued by US government concerning potential cyber attacks from Iran.

Additionally, the message states that Microsoft servers have been harmed with cyber attack through the Iranian Government. To keep your system as well as additional safety measures, your email accounts and associated files have been lock down so that it becomes safe. To regain access your account you must sign in again through the link which has been provided below at the bottom of the text. The main purpose of showing such message is to trick users into revealing private and sensitive information, make monetary transaction, download untrustworthy and malicious software and so on. The goal of these deceptive letters is to generate revenue for their designers.

Further, this message states that if you notice email related problems continually then don’t be panic because Microsoft support team has been searching on resolving and removing them as quickly as possible. If you use such links which are present in the letter then they redirect you to phishing site that contain appropriate fields to provide log-in details. Simply said, all the information present in this letter is false. You should not trust on them in any case because it might cause severe issues, endanger users privacy and even safety.

Text presented in Cyber attack from Iran Government email letter:

Cyber Attack

Microsoft servers have been hit today with an Cyber Attack from Iran Government

For your seifty and security we had to take extra mesures to protect your account and your personal data.

Some emails and files might still be locked on our servers, in order to get full access to your emails and files you have to signin again.

If you still have problems receiveing emails please be patient, our support team is working on this issue and we will fix this as soon as possible.
 
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How did spam campaigns infect system?

Cyber crooks send thousands of deceptive emails which infect PC through malicious files attached to them. They present this letters as official, important and urgent. Once you opened such infectious files, it starts spreading lots of infections. In other words, we can say that opening an email attachment trigger it to begin downloading or installing malware. So, you are advised not to open such attachments otherwise it may cause lots of infection.

How to avoid installation of malware?

First of all it is strongly recommended not to open irrelevant emails especially when it comes from suspicious addresses. Once opened, it downloads and installs malware. The most important thing you are advised to use Microsoft office versions released after 2010. The new versions have “Protected Mode” which prevents macros from infected PC. Moreover, if you have already opened Cyber attack from Iran Government email or any other malicious attachments then we recommend you to eliminate infiltrated malware automatically from the computer.

Quick Glance

Name: Cyber attack from Iran Government email

Type: social engineering, phishing scam

Symptoms: unauthorized online purchases, changed account password, illegal access of the system and identity theft.

Distribution: Deceptive emails, rogue online pop-up ads, misspelled domains and so on.

Damage: loss of sensitive information, monetary loss and identity theft.

Removal: Both manual as well as automatic guidelines have been described below under this post.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Cyber attack from Iran Government email:

Remove the related items of Cyber attack from Iran Government email using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Cyber attack from Iran Government email issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Cyber attack from Iran Government email) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Cyber attack from Iran Government email removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Cyber attack from Iran Government email still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Cyber attack from Iran Government email plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Cyber attack from Iran Government email removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Cyber attack from Iran Government email (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.