Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons Scam

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by Brandon Skies
March 30, 2023
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Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons

“Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” is a Trojan Horse virus that was recently reported to our team, and our job throughout the next article is to inform the people reading this about the characteristics of this new threat, about its abilities, and about the ways it could get inside a given computer. Read carefully in order to familiarize yourself with the danger that “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” is, as well as with the Trojan Horse category as a whole.

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If you are among the people who already have “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” inside their machines, or it you at least think that this may be the case, be sure to check out the provided guide manual for removing this Trojan which can be found right below the article.

SUMMARY:

Name“Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”
TypeTrojan
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Please follow all the steps below in order to remove “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”!

How to remove “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”

  1. First, click the Start Menu on your Windows PC.
  2. Type Programs and Settings in the Start Menu, click the first item, and find “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” in the programs list that would show up.
  3. Select “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” from the list and click on Uninstall.
  4. Follow the steps in the removal wizard.

What we suggest you do first is, check the list of programs that are presently installed on the infected device and uninstall any rogue software that you find there:

  • From the Start Menu, navigate to Control Panel ->>> Programs and Features ->>> Uninstall a Program.
  • Next, carefully search for unfamiliar programs or programs that have been installed recently and could be related to “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”.
  • If you find any of the programs suspicious then uninstall them if they turn out to be linked to “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”.
  • If a notification appears on your screen when you try to uninstall a specific questionable program prompting you to just alter it or repair it, make sure you choose NO and complete the steps from the removal wizard.

Remove “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” from Chrome

  1. Click on the three dots in the right upper corner
  2. Go to more tools
  3. Now select extensions
  4. Remove the “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” extension
  • Once you open Chrome, click on the three-dots icon to open the browser’s menu, go to More Tools/ More Options, and then to Extensions.
  • Again, find the items on that page that could be linked to “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” and/or that might be causing problems in the browser and delete them.
  • Afterwards, go to this folder: Computer > C: > Users > *Your User Account* > App Data > Local > Google > Chrome > User Data. In there, you will find a folder named Default – you should change its name to Backup Default and restart the PC.
  • Note that the App Data folder is normally hidden so you’d have to first make the hidden files and folders on your PC visible before you can access it.

How to get rid of “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” on FF/Edge/etc.

  1. Open the browser and select the menu icon.
  2. From the menu, click on the Add-ons button.
  3. Look for the “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” extension
  4. Get rid of “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” by removing it from extensions

If using Firefox:

  • Open Firefox
  • Select the three parallel lines menu and go to Add-ons.
  • Find the unwanted add-on and delete it from the browser – if there is more than one unwanted extension, remove all of them.
  • Go to the browser menu again, select Options, and then click on Home from the sidebar to the left.
  • Check the current addresses for the browser’s homepage and new-tab page and change them if they are currently set to address(es) you don’t know or trust.

If using MS Edge/IE:

  • Start Edge
  • Select the browser menu and go to Extensions.
  • Find and uninstall any Edge extensions that look undesirable and unwanted.
  • Select Settings from the browser menu and click on Appearance.
  • Check the new-tab page address of the browser and if it has been modified by “”Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”” or another unwanted app, change it to an address that you’d want to be the browser’s new-tab page.

How to Delete “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”

  1. Open task manager
  2. Look for the “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” process
  3. Select it and click on End task
  4. Open the file location to delete “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”
  • Access the Task Manager by pressing together the Ctrl + Alt + Del keys and then selecting Task Manager.
  • Open Processes and there try to find a process with the name of the unwanted software. If you find it, select it with the right button of the mouse and click on the Open File Location option.
  • If you don’t see a “”Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”” process in the Task Manager, look for another suspicious process with an unusual name. It is likely that the unwanted process would be using lots of RAM and CPU so pay attention to the number of resources each process is using.
  • Tip: If you think you have singled out the unwanted process but are not sure, it’s always a good idea to search for information about it on the Internet – this should give you a general idea if the process is a legitimate one from a regular program or from your OS or if it is indeed likely linked to the adware.
  • If you find another suspicious process, open its File Location too.
  • Once in the File Location folder for the suspicious process, start testing all of the files that are stored there by dragging them to our free online scanner available below.
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    • If the scanner finds malware in any of the files, return to the Processes tab in the Task Manager, select the suspected process, and then select the End Process option to quit it.
    • Go back to the folder where the files of that process are located and delete all of the files that you are allowed to delete. If all files get deleted normally, exit the folder and delete that folder too. If one or more of the files showed an error message when you tried to delete them, leave them for now and return to try to delete them again once you’ve completed the rest of the guide.

    How to Uninstall “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”

    1. Click on the home button
    2. Search for Startup Apps
    3. Look for “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” in there
    4. Uninstall “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” from Startup Apps by turning it off
    • Now you need to carefully search for and uninstall any “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”-related entries from the Registry. The easiest way to do this is to open the Registry Editor app (type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter) and then open a Find dialog (CTRL+F key combination) where you have to type the name of the threat. 
    • Perform a search by clicking on the Find Next button and delete any detected results. Do this as many times as needed until no more results are found. 
    • After that, to ensure that there are no remaining entries lined to “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” in the Registry, go manually to the following directories and delete them:
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Random Directory. 
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run/Random
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Main/Random

    What you should know about Trojans like “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons”?


    One of the most infamous traits of this type of threats and
    Trojan Script/Wacatac.h ml is their notorious ability to stay hidden. Usually, an infection with a Trojan Horse happens without the user’s knowledge. Furthermore, it is typically the user who allows the Trojan to get activated in the system. Of course, that happens without the knowledge of the victim, as the latter is more often than not deceived about the true intentions of the Trojan. In most cases, the malicious piece of software is disguised – commonly used disguises for Trojans are those of some useful or attractive pieces of software. For example, pirated software installers for popular programs, and games are oftentimes Trojans in disguise, waiting to be executed on the machines of their victims. Media files such as movie or song files may also be hidden Trojans in some instances. The common thing among all those types of contents that could potentially be hidden Trojans is that you don’t get them from legitimate and reliable sites. The online addresses from where you could download such infected software are sites that spread pirated stuff, or ones with adult or gambling content. This is why it is crucial that you stay away from such places on the Internet.
    Other methods commonly used to distribute infections similar to “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” are spam messages, deceitful social media posts, misleading adverts posted on unreliable sites, and more. Generally, you must be really cautious and vigilant on the Internet if you want to avoid any future encounters with threats like this one.


    What damage may “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” cause?


    It isn’t always easy to predict the exact consequences of a Trojan Horse attack, simply because once such an infection enters the computer, it would normally have a very wide operational freedom, and would have access to all kinds of system data and settings. Some commonly reported Trojan Horse uses are when the malware is tasked with turning the infected computer into an automated bot that mines BitCoin, or participates in DDoS attacks and spam e-mail distribution. Some Trojans may also try to spy on you, using various methods such as keylogging, or screen-capturing. Ransomware distribution is also oftentimes facilitated by threats of the Trojan Horse type. All in all, the longer “Access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons” is allowed to be in your system, the greater the overall damage may become, so it’s best to act quickly and decisively when it comes to eliminating such threats.


    About the author

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    Brandon Skies

    Brandon is a researcher and content creator in the fields of cyber-security and virtual privacy. Years of experience enable him to provide readers with important information and adequate solutions for the latest software and malware problems.

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