YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop-up scam removal [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The malicious programs from the ad supported software family that modifies the settings of web-browsers usually affects only the Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. However, possible situations, when any other web-browsers will be affected too. The ‘ad supported’ software may change the Target property of a web browser’s shortcut, so every time you run the browser, instead of your startpage, you will see the unwanted YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED advertisements.

We recommend you to delete adware and clean your computer from YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop up ads as quickly as possible, until the presence of the ‘ad supported’ software has not led to even worse consequences. You need to follow the steps below that will help you to completely get rid of the redirect to YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED intrusive web page, using only the built-in Microsoft Windows features and a few of specialized free malware removal tools.

Remove YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop-up

The following step by step guide will help you to remove YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop up from the Chrome, Internet Explorer, FF and Edge. Moreover, the step-by-step guidance below will help you to remove malicious software, hijacker infections, PUPs and toolbars that your system may be infected. Please do the guidance step by step. If you need help or have any questions, then ask for our assistance or type a comment below. Read it once, after doing so, please print this page as you may need to exit your web browser or reboot your personal computer.

Get rid of YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED fake pop up without any tools

Most common adware may be removed without any antivirus applications. The manual adware removal is article guide that will teach you how to delete the YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop up scam.

Uninstall suspicious applications through the Control Panel of your computer

Some PUPs, browser hijacking applications and ad supported software can be deleted by uninstalling the free programs they came with. If this way does not succeed, then looking them up in the list of installed software in Windows Control Panel. Use the “Uninstall” command in order to get rid of them.

Press Windows button , then press Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It will show the Windows Control Panel like below.

Further, click “Uninstall a program”
It will show a list of all applications installed on your PC system. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown software.

Clean up the web-browsers shortcuts which have been hijacked by adware

After installed, this ad supported software may add an argument such as “http://site.address” into the Target property of the desktop shortcut for the Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and MS Edge. Due to this, every time you launch the web-browser, it will display an intrusive ad site.

Right click to a desktop shortcut for your web-browser. Choose the “Properties” option. It will open the Properties window. Select the “Shortcut” tab here, after that, look at the “Target” field. The ad-supported software can rewrite it. If you are seeing something such as “…exe http://site.address” then you need to remove “http…” and leave only, depending on the internet browser you are using:

• Google Chrome: chrome.exe
• Opera: opera.exe
• Firefox: firefox.exe
• Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

Look at the example as on the image below.

Once is done, press the “OK” button to save the changes. Please repeat this step for internet browser shortcuts which redirects to an undesired web-sites. When you have completed, go to next step.

Delete YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop up scam from Internet Explorer

The IE reset is great if your web-browser is hijacked or you have unwanted addo-ons or toolbars on your internet browser, that installed by an malware.

First, run the IE, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will open the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the browser, then click the “Internet Options” as shown below.

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then press the “Reset” button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” prompt. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, press the “Reset” button as shown below.

When the task is finished, click “Close” button. Close the Microsoft Internet Explorer and reboot your personal computer for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your browser’s homepage, new tab and search engine by default to default state.

Remove YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED popup from Firefox

If your Firefox web-browser is redirected to YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED misleading web site, then it may be time to perform the internet browser reset.

Launch the FF and press the menu button (it looks like three stacked lines) at the top right of the web browser screen. Next, press the question-mark icon at the bottom of the drop-down menu. It will display the slide-out menu.

Select the “Troubleshooting information”. If you’re unable to access the Help menu, then type “about:support” in your address bar and press Enter. It bring up the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown below.

Click the “Refresh Firefox” button at the top right of the Troubleshooting Information page. Select “Refresh Firefox” in the confirmation prompt. The Firefox will start a process to fix your problems that caused by the ‘ad supported’ software. Once, it is complete, press the “Finish” button.

Remove YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop-up scam from Chrome

If your Google Chrome web-browser is redirected to intrusive YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED web-page, it may be necessary to completely reset your internet browser program to its default settings.

1. First, run the Google Chrome and click the Menu icon (icon in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will open the Google Chrome main menu, click the “Settings” menu.
3. Next, click “Show advanced settings” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
4. On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, click the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Google Chrome will open the reset settings prompt as shown on the image above.
6. Confirm the browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
7. To learn more, read the article How to reset Chrome settings to default.

Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the unwanted YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED site opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all the tasks which have been created by malicious application.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard together. This displays a prompt that called Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown on the screen below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Please choose the first task, its properties will be open just below automatically. Next, press the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your computer. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then get rid of this harmful task. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it is a component of the malicious software, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to get rid of, then click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by malicious application. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.

YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop up automatic removal

In order to completely delete YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED, you not only need to remove adware from your machine, but also get rid of all its components in your PC including Windows registry entries. We suggest to download and use free removal utilities to automatically free your machine of ad supported software which shows misleading YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED fake pop up on your machine.

Scan and free your browser of YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop up with Zemana Anti-malware

Zemana Anti-malware is a tool which can remove ad-supported software, PUPs, browser hijackers and other malware from your machine easily and for free. Zemana Anti-malware is compatible with most antivirus software. It works under Windows (10 – XP, 32 and 64 bit) and uses minimum of PC system resources.

Download Zemana Anti-Malware by clicking on the link below.

When the downloading process is complete, start it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the Zemana Anti Malware will try to update itself and when this procedure is complete, press the “Scan” button to perform a system scan with this utility for the ad-supported software that cause misleading YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop up to appear.

This process can take quite a while, so please be patient. You may move items to Quarantine (all selected by default) by simply click “Next” button.

The Zemana AntiMalware will begin to get rid of ‘ad supported’ software which developed to display misleading YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED fake pop up within your web-browser.

Run Malwarebytes to remove YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED fake popup error

We suggest using the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your machine of the ad-supported software. The free tool is an advanced malware removal application developed by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This program uses the world’s most popular antimalware technology. It is able to help you get rid of undesired YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop up from your browsers, potentially unwanted software, malicious software, hijackers, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your PC system for free.

1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop from the following link.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
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   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your browser will display the “Save as” prompt. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. After downloading is complete, please close all programs and open windows on your computer. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
4. This will run the “Setup wizard” of Malwarebytes onto your system. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Malwarebytes will run and display the main window.
6. Further, click the “Scan Now” button to begin checking your personal computer for the ad-supported software that causes multiple misleading YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED alerts and pop ups. This task can take some time, so please be patient. When a malware, adware or PUPs are detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly.
7. When the scanning is done, it’ll display a screen which contains a list of malicious software that has been detected.
8. Review the report and then click the “Quarantine Selected” button. When disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to restart the PC system.
9. Close the Anti-Malware and continue with the next step.

Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.

Remove YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED fake pop-up error from internet browsers with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a free removal utility that may be downloaded and use to delete ad supported software that causes web-browsers to show misleading YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop up, browser hijackers, malicious software, potentially unwanted programs, toolbars and other threats from your PC. You can use this tool to scan for threats even if you have an antivirus or any other security application.

Download AdwCleaner by clicking on the link below.

When the download is complete, open the file location. You will see an icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once the utility is started, you will see a screen like below.

Further, click “Scan” button to begin checking your computer for the adware which causes misleading YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED fake popup error on your web browser. Depending on your PC system, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. Once that process is finished, the results are displayed in the scan report as shown on the image below.

Review the scan results and then press “Clean” button. It will show a dialog box as on the image below.

You need to click “OK”. Once disinfection is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your PC. When your personal computer is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

These steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

How to block YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED fake pop up

If you surf the World Wide Web, you cannot avoid malvertising. But you can protect your internet browser against it. Download and run an ad-blocking program. AdGuard is an adblocker which can filter out a large amount of of the malicious advertising, blocking dynamic scripts from loading malicious content.

Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link.

After downloading is done, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as on the image below.

Follow the prompts. Once the setup is finished, you will see a window as shown in the figure below.

You can press “Skip” to close the setup application and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will help you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you start your machine, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop up advertisements, web pages such YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED, as well as other malicious or misleading pages. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.

How did YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED popup get on your machine

The adware spreads together with various freeware, as a supplement, which is installed automatically. This is certainly not an honest way to get installed onto your PC. To avoid infecting of your computer and side effects in the form of undesired YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED advertisements, you should always carefully read the Terms of Use and the Software license. Additionally, always select Manual, Custom or Advanced installation mode. This allows you to disable the installation of unnecessary and often harmful applications. Even if you uninstall the free programs from your PC, this ad supported software will not be fully removed. This means that you should manually remove ad supported software which cause misleading YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED pop up scam to appear by follow the guide above.

Final words

Now your machine should be clean of the adware which displays misleading YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED fake pop up error on your PC. Delete AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep Zemana Anti-malware (to periodically scan your system for new malware, browser hijackers and ‘ad supported’ software) and AdGuard (to help you block annoying popup ads and harmful web-sites). Moreover, to prevent adware, please stay clear of unknown and third party software, make sure that your antivirus program, turn on the option to find PUPs (potentially unwanted programs).

If you need more help with YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED fake popup error related issues, go to our Spyware/Malware removal forum.