{"id":8303,"date":"2013-04-30T04:02:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T04:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=8303"},"modified":"2013-05-03T06:37:19","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T06:37:19","slug":"you-have-48-hours-left-to-enter-your-payment-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/you-have-48-hours-left-to-enter-your-payment-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to remove &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your computer is locked, and you are seeing a <em>&#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221;<\/em> notification from <strong>Spamhaus<\/strong>\u00a0, then your computer is infected with a piece of malware known as <em>Trojan Urausy<\/em>.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1015060725\" 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>The &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus 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;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#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 installed on your computer, the &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; MoneyPak virus will display a <strong>bogus notification<\/strong>\u00a0that pretends to be from the Spamhaus XBL Advisory, and states that your computer has been blocked due to it being involved with the distribution of pornographic material, SPAM and copyrighted content.<br \/>\nThe <strong>&#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus will lock you out of your computer and applications<\/strong>, so whenever you&#8217;ll try to log on into your Windows operating system or Safe Mode with Networking, it will display instead a lock screen asking you to pay <strong>a non-existing fine of $400<\/strong>\u00a0in the form of a MoneyPak code.<br \/>\nFurthermore, to make this alert seem more authentic, <strong>this virus also has the ability to access your installed webcam<\/strong>, so that the bogus &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221;\u00a0notification shows what is happening in the room.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2274862676\" 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<p>The &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus locks the computer and, depending on the user\u2019s current location, displays a localized webpage that covers the entire desktop of the infected computer and demands payment for the supposed possession of illicit material.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8304\" title=\"You have 48 hours left to enter your payment virus\" alt=\"[Image: You have 48 hours left to enter your payment virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/you-have-48-hours-left-to-enter-your-payment-virus.jpg\" width=\"803\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/you-have-48-hours-left-to-enter-your-payment-virus.jpg 803w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/you-have-48-hours-left-to-enter-your-payment-virus-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><br \/>\nCyber criminals often updated the design of this lock screen, however you should always keep in mind that Spamhaus will never lock down your computer or monitor your online activities.<br \/>\nThe message displayed by the threat can be localized depending on the user\u2019s location, with text written in the appropriate language.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Spamhaus Project<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>XBL Advisory<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ref:<\/strong>\u00a0XBL198972<br \/>\n<strong>IP address:<\/strong>\u00a0xx.xx.xx.xx<br \/>\n<strong>Tracking time<\/strong>: 1 w 10 h 03 m<br \/>\n<strong>Responsible agent:<\/strong>\u00a0David C. Krehnke<br \/>\n<strong>Address:\u00a0<\/strong>18 Avenue Louis Casai CH-1209 Geneva Switzerland<\/p>\n<p><strong>You have 48 hours left to enter your payment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You have lost control over your computer. Your system and all your files has been blocked and encrypted because you were spreading the Malware (viruses, trojans, worms).<br \/>\nYou are breaking numerous International and USA laws.<br \/>\nActions made by your computer backed up under United States law USA Patriot ACT<br \/>\nWhat exactly is The Patriot Act?<br \/>\nThe Patriot Act is short for The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.<br \/>\nWe have the right backed by law:<br \/>\nSec. 201. Authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to terrorism.<br \/>\nSec. 202. Authority to intercept wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to computer fraud and abuse offenses.<br \/>\nSec. 209. Seizure of voice-mail messages pursuant to warrants.<br \/>\nSec. 217. Interception of computer trespasser communications.<br \/>\nWith the support of the federal Bureau investigation department on cybercrime and the Supreme court of the United States of America. We have the legal right to scan and intercept any information going in and out of your computers.<\/p>\n<p>You IP address (xx.xx.xx.xx) was identified and isolated by our organization in connection with a complaint to the involvement of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack such organizations: NASDAQ and BATSS stock exchange markets and WIKILEAKS.ORG website. Such attacks caused $15 billions in damage. In order to isolate this infected files we have blocked your access to the outside world and your IP address was listed in our XBL Block List. You can not use the internet or any of your programs.<\/p>\n<p>You have a chance to settle this issue right now before we contact the proper authorities. Within 48 hours, you can pay a fine of $ 300. All your files will be decrypted, and access to the computer will be granted, a claim for compensation from affected from affected companies will be removed and your IP (xx.xx.xx.xx) address will be restored to good standings with XBL Block List.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t pay a penalty within the next 48 hours, local authorities and secret service will be contacted, and most likely it will result in your arrest. You can and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law in order to recover our losses. Do not take a chance to be convicted as a felon.<\/p>\n<p>Our spamhaus agent has conducted a full check of your system and found following violations:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 You are a distributor of pornography and porno materials, regularly watch porno sites with child pornography and zoophilia.<br \/>\n\u2022 You possess unlicensed software and pirate audio and video records.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <strong>&#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; lock screen is a scam<\/strong>, and you should ignore any alerts that this malicious software might generate.<br \/>\n<strong>Under no circumstance should you send any Ukash code to these cyber criminals<\/strong>, and if you have, you can \u00a0should request a refund, stating that you are the victim of a computer virus and scam.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad1337818804\" 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;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221;\u00a0lock screen &#8211; Virus Removal Guide<\/h2>\n<div id=\"mwtad2184219239\" 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>STEP 1: Remove &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; lock screen from your computer<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus has modified your Windows registry and added its malicious files to run at start-up, so whenever you&#8217;re trying to boot your computer it will launch instead its bogus notification.To remove these malicious changes,\u00a0<strong>we can use any of the below methods<\/strong> :<\/p><div id=\"mwtad401641626\" 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<h3>Method 1: Start your computer in Safe Mode with Networking and scan for malware<\/h3>\n<p>Some variants of &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus will allow the users to start the infected computer in <em>Safe Mode with Networking<\/em> without displaying the bogus lock screen. In this first method, we will try to start the computer in Safe Mode with Networking and then scan for malware to remove the malicious files.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Remove all floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs from your computer, and then <strong>restart your computer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts<\/strong>.Please keep in mind that you need to press the F8 key <strong>before the Windows start-up logo appears<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<em>Note<\/em>: With some computers, if you press and hold a key as the computer is booting you will get a stuck key message. If this occurs, instead of pressing and holding the &#8220;F8 key&#8221;, <strong>tap the &#8220;F8 key&#8221; continuously<\/strong> until you get the Advanced Boot Options screen.<\/li>\n<li>On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to <strong>highlight Safe Mode with Networking<\/strong> , and then <strong>press ENTER<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6072\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Image: Safe Mode with Networking]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/safemode.jpg\" width=\"539\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/safemode.jpg 539w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/safemode-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>If your computer has started in Safe Mode with Networking, you&#8217;ll need to perform a system scan (<em>as seen on STEP 2<\/em>) with <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-malwarebytes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-hitmanpro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HitmanPro<\/strong><\/a> to remove the malicious files from your machine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>IF<\/strong> the &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus didn&#8217;t allow you to start the computer in <em>Safe Mode with Networking<\/em>,you&#8217;ll need to follow <em>Method 2<\/em>\u00a0to get rid of its lock screen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Method 2: Restore Windows to a previous state using System Restore<\/h3>\n<p>System Restore can return your computer system files and programs to a time when everything was working fine, so we will try to use this Windows feature to get rid of &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; \u00a0lock screen.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1296989577\" 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>Restart your computer, and then <strong>press and hold F8 during the initial startup<\/strong> to start your computer in safe mode with a Command prompt.<br \/>\n<em>Note<\/em>: With some computers, if you press and hold a key as the computer is booting you will get a stuck key message. If this occurs, instead of pressing and holding the &#8220;F8 key&#8221;, <strong>tap the &#8220;F8 key&#8221; continuously<\/strong> until you get the Advanced Boot Options screen.<\/li>\n<li>Use the arrow keys to select the\u00a0<strong>Safe mode with a Command prompt<\/strong>\u00a0option.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Safe Mode with Command Prompt Screen\" alt=\"Enter Safe Mode with Command Prompt\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/safemode12.jpg\" width=\"539\" height=\"292\" \/><\/li>\n<li>At the command prompt, type\u00a0<em><strong>cd restore<\/strong><\/em>, and then press ENTER.<br \/>\nNext,we will type <em><strong>rstrui.exe\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>, and then press <strong>ENTER<\/strong>.Alternatively, if you are using Windows Vista, 7 and 8, you can just type : <em><strong>C:\\windows\\system32\\rstrui.exe<\/strong><\/em> , and press <strong>ENTER<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIf you are using Windows XP, you will need to type <em><strong>C:\\windows\\system32\\restore\\rstrui.exe<\/strong><\/em>, and then press <strong>ENTER<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4564\" title=\"Start System Restore from Safe Mode with Command Prompt\" alt=\"System Restore commands\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cmd-restore.png\" width=\"677\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cmd-restore.png 677w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cmd-restore-300x52.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The System Restore utility will start, and you&#8217;ll need to select a restore point previous to this infection.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4573\" title=\"Select a previous restore point\" alt=\"Restore points in Windows 7\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/system-restore.png\" width=\"580\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/system-restore.png 580w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/system-restore-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After System Restore has completed its task, you should be able to boot in Windows normal mode, and perform a system scan (<em>as seen on STEP 2<\/em>) with <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-malwarebytes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-hitmanpro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HitmanPro<\/strong><\/a> to remove the malicious files from your machine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>IF<\/strong> the &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; \u00a0virus didn&#8217;t allow you to restore your computer to a previous point, you&#8217;ll need to follow <em>Method 3<\/em> to get rid of its screen lock.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Method 3: Remove &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus with HitmanPro Kickstart<\/h3>\n<p><strong>IF<\/strong> you couldn&#8217;t boot into <em>Safe Mode with Command Prompt<\/em> or didn&#8217;t have a System Restore point on your machine, we can use <strong>HitmanPro Kickstart<\/strong> to bypass this infection, and access your computer to scan it for malware.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>We will need to create a HitmanPro Kickstart USB flash drive,so while you are using a &#8220;clean&#8221; (non-infected) computer, <strong>download HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-hitmanpro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download HitmanPro)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Insert your USB flash drive into your computer and follow the instructions from the below video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBS902Qr0oc?rel=0\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li>After you have create the HitmanPro Kickstart USB flash drive, you can <strong>insert this USB drive into the infected machine<\/strong> and start your computer.<\/li>\n<li>Once the computer starts, <strong>repeatedly tap the F11 key <\/strong>(on some machines its <em>F10<\/em> or <em>F2<\/em>),which should bring up the Boot Menu, from there you can select to boot from your USB.<br \/>\nNext,you&#8217;ll need to <strong>perform a system scan with HitmanPro<\/strong> as see in the below video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lUNHidkYsDQ?rel=0\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<li>After HitmanPro Kickstart has completed its task,you should be able to boot in Windows normal mode,from there you&#8217;ll need to <strong>perform a system scan<\/strong> (<em>as seen on STEP 2<\/em>) with <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-malwarebytes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-hitmanpro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HitmanPro<\/strong><\/a> to remove the malicious files from your machine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad21684656\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309748-ad_309691-placement_360588\" 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=\"3906789406\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 2: Remove &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; malicious files from your computer<\/h2>\n<h4>Run a computer scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/h4>\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<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-malwarebytes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a><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\u00a0<\/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;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus 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\u00a0<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 will restart in <strong>Normal mode<\/strong>, open\u00a0<strong>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>perform a Full System scan<\/strong> to verify that there are no remaining threats<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Run a computer scan with HitmanPro<\/h4>\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=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-hitmanpro\" 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;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; \u00a0malicious files\u00a0as seen in the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5177\" title=\"HitmanPro while scanning for \" alt=\"HitmanPro scans 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 these 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<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; \u00a0virus 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>If your computer is locked, and you are seeing a &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; notification from Spamhaus\u00a0, then your computer is infected with a piece of malware known as Trojan &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"How to remove &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/you-have-48-hours-left-to-enter-your-payment-virus\/#more-8303\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to remove &#8220;You have 48 hours left to enter your payment&#8221; virus\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2727],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ransomware","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\/8303","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=8303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}