How To Remove System Blocked for Security Reasons virus From PC

Tips To Delete System Blocked for Security Reasons virus From Computer

System Blocked for Security Reasons virus displays fake error messages and tries to deceive users into calling on a fake tech support number. At the first glance, this pop-up message seems to be legitimate and can appear on any browser installed inside the machine including Chrome, Firefox, Explorer and Edge. It claims that some issues have been detected in your computer and hence, it has been blocked for security reasons. It also provides you a telephone number “+1-866-314-4893” and asks to call on it in order to take help of Microsoft experts and get rid of the threat.

We highly advise to ignore System Blocked for Security Reasons virus pop-ups and avoid calling on the given number as this is just a trick of Cyber criminals to deceive you into paying for useless service. It is worth mentioning here that this nasty malware also displays commercial contents and other forms of advertisements throughout the day and affects your Online sessions badly. It displays eye-catching offers, deals, discounts, coupons, banners etc. and tries to make you tap upon them in order to earn profits vi pay-per-click mechanism. Clicking on these adverts though can be very risky for your PC’s security as they might include vicious links and redirect you to malware-laden sites that are filled with malevolent contents. And therefore, avoid getting in touch with these adverts and try to delete System Blocked for Security Reasons virus from the work-station immediately.

Intrusion of This Virus And Tips To Prevent It:

This nasty adware often gets silent intrusion into the targeted PC without users’ approval through multiple deceptive tactics. Some of the most common ones are freeware downloads, spam emails, use of infected media drives, peer to peer file sharing, Online games and so on. And so, it is necessary to stay away from these perilous sources to keep the device harmless and secured. Be very cautious while installing a third-party application and always choose Custom or Advanced configuration setting where you can deselect the unwanted components that look suspicious and pick only the main program.

Threat Details

Name- System Blocked for Security Reasons virus

Category- Adware, Scamming virus

Description- Displays fake error messages and tries to trick users into paying for useless service.

Symptoms- Error messages, appearance of intrusive ads and pop-ups, redirects to unknown web pages and so on.

Distribution- Malicious File Downloads, Freeware or shareware installers, P2P file sharing, and many more.

Removal- Manual and automatic guidelines as provided under this article

Other Common Symptoms of This virus:

System Blocked for Security Reasons virus keeps executing evil deeds in the background of your system all the time which consumes enormous amount of memory resources and drags down the overall PC performance severely. It causes the device to respond slower than ever before and take more than usual time to complete any task. This notorious PUP changes the default boot settings by making spiteful entries in it which allows the threat to get automatically activated every time the machine is started. It ruins vital system files that are essential for smooth PC functioning and prevents many installed apps as well as drivers from working in an appropriate manner.

System Blocked for Security Reasons virus displays enables remote criminals to get access to your PC and contribute evil acts inside for their delicate welfare. It includes potential to track your web activities and gather important information relating to your banking details such as user IDs, passwords, credit card and debit card number, bank account and other financial info. It shares your personal data with Online scammers who can misuse those stuffs for generating illicit revenues and cause you to suffer a big financial loss. And so, in order to prevent all these hazards from being occurred, you are strongly recommended to delete System Blocked for Security Reasons virus from the machine without wasting any time.

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 System Blocked for Security Reasons virus:

Remove the related items of System Blocked for Security Reasons virus 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 System Blocked for Security Reasons virus 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 (System Blocked for Security Reasons virus) 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 System Blocked for Security Reasons virus 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 System Blocked for Security Reasons virus 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 System Blocked for Security Reasons virus 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 System Blocked for Security Reasons virus 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 System Blocked for Security Reasons virus (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.