{"id":7582,"date":"2013-03-24T19:45:39","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T19:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=7582"},"modified":"2013-09-27T11:51:28","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T11:51:28","slug":"this-website-has-been-blocked-for-you-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/this-website-has-been-blocked-for-you-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; virus (Survey Scam)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;This website has been blocked for you!&#8221; notification is a computer virus, which will block your from visiting Facebook, Google, Youtube and other websites, and instead it will display a fake error message asking you to complete a survey.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7584\" title=\"This website has been blocked for you - Survey Scam\" alt=\"[Image: This website has been blocked for you virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/this-website-has-been-blocked-for-you-virus.jpg\" width=\"633\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/this-website-has-been-blocked-for-you-virus.jpg 633w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/this-website-has-been-blocked-for-you-virus-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><br \/>\nThis threat is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan onto a compromised computer. This drive-by-download often happens surreptitiously. Another method used to propagate this type of malware is spam email containing infected attachments or links to malicious websites. The threat may also be downloaded manually by tricking the user into thinking they are installing a useful piece of software.<br \/>\nThe &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; virus is also prevalent on peer-to-peer file sharing websites and is often packaged with pirated or illegally acquired software.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad48258035\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once install on a computer, &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; virus will drop several malicious files, and it modify the HOSTS file by adding additional rules which will redirect your web browser.<br \/>\nThe HOSTS file is like an address book, when you type an address like www.facebook.com into your browser, the Hosts file is consulted to see if you have the IP address, or &#8220;telephone number,&#8221; for that site. When infected with this trojan, the cyber criminals will add to your Hosts some new rules,which will resolve domain names to their malicious IP addresses.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7585\" title=\"HOSTS file modifications\" alt=\"[Image: This website has been blocked for you redirect]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/this-website-has-been-blocked-for-you-redirect.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/this-website-has-been-blocked-for-you-redirect.jpg 309w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/this-website-has-been-blocked-for-you-redirect-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After your HOSTS file was changed, whenever you&#8217;ll try to visit Amazon, eBay, PayPal and other popular websites, you&#8217;ll be redirect a to malicious domain which will ask you to complete a survey before allowing you visit to any of these websites.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2385276780\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>This website has been blocked for you!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This website has been blocked because of your recent activity. Your actions have been marked as spam bot like, to visit this website again follow instructions on the left. This is made for security reasons. Please take your time to go through the verification process to restore you access to blocked websites, thank you for your time!<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Click here to unblock<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; message will ask you to verify that you are a human and not a computer by filling in the survey. If you agree to take this survey, you&#8217;ll have to enter your phone number and <strong>by completing the survey you automatically agree that you will pay $5 a week<\/strong> for a service you definitely do not need.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>&#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; message is a scam<\/strong>, and you should ignore any alerts that this malicious software might generate.<br \/>\n<strong>Under no circumstance should you enter your phone number or pay any amount of money<\/strong> as this could lead to identity theft, and if you have, you should contact your bank and dispute the charge stating that the program is a scam and a computer virus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad2337330684\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>&#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; message &#8211; VIRUS REMOVAL GUIDE<\/h2>\n<h3>STEP 1: Reset the Windows Hosts file back to its default settings<\/h3>\n<p>The &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; trojan has modified your Hosts file, so that you&#8217;ll be redirected to those survey websites. To reset the Hosts file back to its default settings, we will run <strong>Microsoft Fix it 50267<\/strong>, however because usually the cyber criminals have changed the permissions for the HOSTS file, we will first need to revert this modification.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1916746383\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309686-ad_309691-placement_360569\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6935453015\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Hosts-perm.bat is a batch file that will reset the permissions for the Windows HOSTS file.<br \/>\nThis infection will change the permissions on the HOSTS file so that you are unable to delete it or modify it. Hosts-perm.bat will reset these permissions so that you will once again have full access to it.<br \/>\nYou can download Hosts-perm.bat from the below link:<br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Download Hosts-perm.bat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/download\/hosts-permbat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HOSTS-PERM.BAT DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download Hosts-perm.bat)<\/em><br \/>\nDouble-click the <em>hosts-perm.bat<\/em> file and when it is done you will see a message stating &#8220;The Permissions on the HOSTS file have been reset.&#8221;.Press any key on your keyboard to exit the batch file.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Download Microsoft Fix it 50267<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Download Microsoft Fix it 50267\" href=\"http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/?linkid=9668866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MICROSOFT FIX IT 50267 DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 <em>(This link will automatically download Microsoft Fix it 50267 on your computer)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Double click on <strong>MicrosoftFixit50267<\/strong>, then follow the prompts to reset your Windows Hosts file.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7650\" title=\"Reset Hosts file back to default settings\" alt=\"[Image: Repair HOSTS file]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/reset-hosts-file.jpg\" width=\"503\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/reset-hosts-file.jpg 503w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/reset-hosts-file-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 2: Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; malicious files with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware FREE<\/h3>\n<p>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a powerfull on-demand scanner which will remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; malicious files from your computer.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/strong> from the below link, then double click on it to install this program.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.malwarebytes.org\/342\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.malwarebytes.org%2fproducts%2fmalwarebytes_free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a> <\/strong><em>(This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, <strong>keep following the prompts<\/strong> in order to continue with the setup process.<br \/>\n<strong>DO NOT make any changes to default settings<\/strong> and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the <strong>Update Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> and <strong>Launch Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> checked,then click on the <strong>Finish <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6075\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg 402w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Scanner<\/strong> tab,select <strong>Perform quick scan<\/strong> and then click on the <strong>Scan <\/strong>button to start scanning your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6076\" title=\"Run a Quick Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Quick Scan]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; malicious files as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6077\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for \" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for \" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the Malwarebytes scan will be completed,click on <strong>Show Result<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6078\" title=\"Malwarebytes when the system scan has completed\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan results]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.Make sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong> and click on the <strong>Remove Selected <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6079\" title=\"Click on Remove Selected to get rid of \" alt=\"[Image:Malwarebytes removing virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After your computer restarts, open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and <strong>perform a full system scan<\/strong> to verify that there are no remaining threats.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad3966706891\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309691-placement_360587\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"roguekiller\">STEP 3: Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; virus with RogueKiller<\/h2>\n<p>RogueKiller is a utility that will scan for the &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; virus, registry keys and any other malicious files on your computer.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download the latest official version of <strong>RogueKiller<\/strong> from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tigzy.geekstogo.com\/roguekiller.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ROGUEKILLER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong> <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download RogueKiller on your computer)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Double click on RogueKiller.exe<\/strong> to start this utility and then <strong>wait for the Prescan to complete<\/strong>.This should take only a few seconds, \u00a0then click on the Scan button to perform a system scan.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6560\" title=\"Click on the Start button to perform a system scan\" alt=\"[Image: RogueKiller scaning for Trojan.ModifiedUPX virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/roguekiller-scan.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/roguekiller-scan.jpg 520w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/roguekiller-scan-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After the scan has completed, <strong>press the Delete button<\/strong> to remove Trojan.ModifiedUPX malicious registry keys or files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6559\" title=\"Press Delete to remove This website has been blocked for you virus\" alt=\"[Image: RogueKiller Detele button]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/roguekiller-delete.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/roguekiller-delete.jpg 520w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/roguekiller-delete-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 4: Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; rootkit with HitmanPro<\/h3>\n<p>In some cases,&#8221;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; will also install a rootkit on victims computer.To remove this rootkit we will use HitmanPro.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3686936017\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381401-ad_309691-placement_360573\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5315249587\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Download HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link,then double click on it to start this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverbridge.com\/747\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.surfright.nl%2fen%2fhitmanpro%2f&amp;product=69061s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download HitmanPro)<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>IF<\/strong> you are experiencing problems while trying to start HitmanPro, you can use the <em>Force Breach<\/em> mode.To start HitmanPro in Force Breach mode,<strong> hold down the left CTRL-key when you start HitmanPro<\/strong> and all non-essential processes are terminated, including the malware process. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=m6eRWTv2STk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to start HitmanPro in Force Breach mode &#8211; Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start and you&#8217;ll need to follow the prompts (by clicking on the <strong>Next<\/strong> button) to start a system scan with this program.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5176\" title=\"HitmanPro startup screen (Click Next)\" alt=\"HitmanPro scanner\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-install.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-install.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-install-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5179\" title=\"HitmanPro installation options (Click Next)\" alt=\"HitmanPro installation\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmapro-start-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start scanning your computer for &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; malicious files as seen in the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5177\" title=\"HitmanPro while scanning for \" alt=\"HitmanPro scan after \" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the scan is complete,you&#8217;ll see a screen which will display all the infected files that this utility has detected, and you&#8217;ll need to click on <strong>Next<\/strong> to remove this malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5178\" title=\"HitmanPro reporting scan results\" alt=\"HitmanPro scan results\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-scan-results-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Activate free license <\/strong>to start the free 30 days trial and remove all the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5175\" title=\"Activate HitmanPro free 30 days trial license\" alt=\"HitmanPro 30 days activation button\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation.jpg 497w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hitmanpro-activation-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 5: Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; redirect from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome<\/h3>\n<h4>Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; from\u00a0Internet Explorer<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Internet Explorer, click on the <strong>gear icon\u00a0<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"[Image: icongear.jpg]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/icongear.jpg\" border=\"0\" title=\"\"> (<em>Tools<\/em> for Windows XP users)\u00a0at the top (far right), then click again on\u00a0<strong>Internet Options<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5216\" title=\"Internet Options in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"Internet Options in IE\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-internet-options.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-internet-options.jpg 512w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-internet-options-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the <em>Internet Options<\/em> dialog box, click on the\u00a0<strong>Advanced<\/strong>\u00a0tab, then click\u00a0on the <strong>Reset<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5217\" title=\"Reset button in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"Reset Internet Explorer\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-reset.jpg\" width=\"338\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-reset.jpg 338w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-reset-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the <em>Reset Internet Explorer settings<\/em> section, check the <strong>Delete personal settings <\/strong> box, then click on\u00a0<strong>Reset<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5215\" title=\"Reset Internet Explorer to its default settings\" alt=\"Internet Explorer back to its default settings\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-default-settings.jpg\" width=\"368\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-default-settings.jpg 368w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-default-settings-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When Internet Explorer finishes resetting, click <strong>Close<\/strong>\u00a0in the confirmation dialogue box and then click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Close and open Internet Explorer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; from Mozilla Firefox<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>At the top of the Firefox window, click the <strong>Firefox\u00a0button<\/strong>, go over to the\u00a0<strong>Help<\/strong>\u00a0sub-menu (on\u00a0<em>Windows XP<\/em>, click the\u00a0Help\u00a0menu at the top of the Firefox window), and select\u00a0<strong>Troubleshooting Information<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5213\" title=\"Troubleshooting Information in Firefox\" alt=\"Firefox Troubleshooting Information\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options.jpg 528w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options-300x122.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Reset Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0button in the upper-right corner of the <em>Troubleshooting Information<\/em> page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5214\" title=\"Reset Firefox to its default settings\" alt=\"Firefox default settings\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset.jpg\" width=\"454\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset.jpg 454w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>To continue, click\u00a0<strong>Reset Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0in the confirmation window that opens.<\/li>\n<li>Firefox will close and be reset. When it&#8217;s done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click <strong>Finish<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; from\u00a0Google Chrome<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0 button on the browser toolbar, select\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0and then click on\u00a0<strong>Extensions<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5221\" title=\"Open Extensions tab in Chrome\" alt=\"Google Chrome Extensions\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions.jpg\" width=\"517\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions.jpg 517w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/chrome-extensions-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the\u00a0<strong>Extensions<\/strong>\u00a0tab, remove (by clicking on the Recycle Bin button) <strong>Flash Player Update 11.0<\/strong> and <strong>any other unknown or unwanted extensions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 6: Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; residual damage from your browser with AdwCleaner<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download AdwCleaner<\/strong> utility from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolslib.net\/downloads\/finish\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong> (<em>This link will automatically download AdwCleaner on your computer<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Before starting AdwCleaner, <strong>close all open programs and internet browsers<\/strong>, then <strong>double-click on the AdwCleaner icon<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11124\" title=\"AdwCleaner Icon\" alt=\"[Image: AdwCleaner Icon]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/adwcleaner-icon.jpg\" width=\"123\" height=\"140\" \/><br \/>\nIf Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.<\/li>\n<li>When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the <strong>Scan<\/strong> button as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11126\" title=\"Click on Scan button to search for This website has been blocked for you infection\" alt=\"[Image: Adwcleaner Scan]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/adwcleaner-scan.jpg\" width=\"530\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/adwcleaner-scan.jpg 530w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/adwcleaner-scan-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><br \/>\nAdwCleaner will now start to search for This website has been blocked for you malicious files that may be installed on your computer.<\/li>\n<li>To remove the This website has been blocked for you malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the <strong>Clean<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11125\" title=\"Click on the Clean button to remove This website has been blocked for you virus\" alt=\"[Image: AdwCleaner removing infections]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/adwcleaner-cleanup.jpg\" width=\"530\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/adwcleaner-cleanup.jpg 530w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/adwcleaner-cleanup-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><br \/>\nAdwCleaner will now prompt you to save any open files or data as the program will need to reboot the computer. Please do so and then click on the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; virus from your machine, please start a new thread in our <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a> forum.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;This website has been blocked for you!&#8221; notification is a computer virus, which will block your from visiting Facebook, Google, Youtube and other websites, and instead it will display a fake error message asking &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; virus (Survey Scam)\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/this-website-has-been-blocked-for-you-virus\/#more-7582\" aria-label=\"Read more about Remove &#8220;This website has been blocked for you&#8221; virus (Survey Scam)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2728],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trojans","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}