{"id":8098,"date":"2013-04-17T07:08:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T07:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=8098"},"modified":"2013-08-25T05:35:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-25T05:35:38","slug":"your-website-access-has-been-restricted-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/your-website-access-has-been-restricted-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove &#8220;Your website access has been restricted&#8221; virus (Survey Scam)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;<strong>Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software<\/strong>&#8221; message 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-8101\" title=\"Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software virus\" alt=\"[Image: Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Your-website-access-has-been-restricted-virus.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Your-website-access-has-been-restricted-virus.jpg 600w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Your-website-access-has-been-restricted-virus-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><div id=\"mwtad1455504879\" 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>This 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;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; virus is also prevalent on peer-to-peer file sharing websites and is often packaged with pirated or illegally acquired software.<\/p>\n<p>Once install on a computer, &#8220;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; virus will drop several malicious files, and it will modify the Windwos HOSTS file to redirect your web browser to their malicious domains. The 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 lines, which will resolve domain names to their malicious IP addresses.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8100\" title=\"Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software Hosts file\" alt=\"[Image: Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software Hosts file]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Your-website-access-has-been-restricted-hosts.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Your-website-access-has-been-restricted-hosts.jpg 309w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Your-website-access-has-been-restricted-hosts-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><br \/>\nAfter your HOSTS file is modified, 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=\"mwtad857994784\" 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><strong>Access Restricted!<\/strong><br \/>\nYour website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software. To restore normal browsing, press &#8220;unlock&#8221; below. Once verified you can download our unlocker.<\/p>\n<p>Please complete one survey or offer below to verify you&#8217;re human. You must use valid details.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STOP! Please verify you are human!<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The &#8220;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#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.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8099\" title=\"STOP! Please verify you are human virus\" alt=\"[Image: Please verify you are human virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/please-complete-one-surve-or-offer-virus.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/please-complete-one-surve-or-offer-virus.jpg 600w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/please-complete-one-surve-or-offer-virus-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nThe <strong>&#8220;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; message is a scam<\/strong>, and you should ignore any alerts that this malicious software might generate. <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=\"mwtad229070766\" 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;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; Redirect &#8211; VIRUS REMOVAL GUIDE<\/h2>\n<h3>STEP 1: Reset the Windows Hosts file back to its default settings<\/h3>\n<p>The &#8220;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#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>\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;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; malicious files with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware FREE<\/h3>\n<p>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a powerfull on-demand scanner which will remove &#8220;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; malicious files from your computer.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3414289205\" 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>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. <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;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#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<h3>STEP 3: Remove &#8220;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; rootkit with HitmanPro<\/h3>\n<p>In some cases,&#8221;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; will also install a rootkit on victims computer.To remove this rootkit we will use HitmanPro.<\/p>\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> <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;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#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 4: Remove &#8220;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; redirect from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome<\/h3>\n<h4>Remove &#8220;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#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;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#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;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#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 5: Remove &#8220;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; residual damage from your browser with AdwCleaner<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download\u00a0AdwCleaner\u00a0from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/toolslib.net\/downloads\/finish\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>This link will automatically download AdwCleaner on your computer<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Before starting this utility, close all open programs and internet browsers.<\/li>\n<li>Double click on\u00a0<strong>adwcleaner.exe<\/strong>\u00a0to run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>, then confirm each time with\u00a0<strong>Ok<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5010\" title=\"Adwcleaner\" alt=\"Adwcleaner utility\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1.jpg 425w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Your computer will be rebooted automatically. A text file will open after the restart.<\/li>\n<li>NEXT, double click on\u00a0<strong>adwcleaner.exe<\/strong>\u00a0to run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Uninstall<\/strong>, then confirm with\u00a0<strong>yes<\/strong> to remove this utility from your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove &#8220;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#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;Your website access has been restricted for downloading pirated software&#8221; message is a computer virus, which will block your from visiting Facebook, Google, Youtube and other websites, and instead it will display a fake &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Remove &#8220;Your website access has been restricted&#8221; virus (Survey Scam)\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/your-website-access-has-been-restricted-virus\/#more-8098\" aria-label=\"Read more about Remove &#8220;Your website access has been restricted&#8221; virus (Survey Scam)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2728],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8098","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\/8098","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=8098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}