What is FBI MoneyPak Virus?

FBI MoneyPak Virus is a screen locker with an aim to frighten unsuspecting computer users into believing they have been accused of unauthorized cyberactivity. Several extreme measures are taken with this fraudulent malware:

• FBI MoneyPak Virus uses your camera to make you believe your face has been captured for identification;
• Uses Green Dot MoneyPak prepaid cards as a means to pay a $200 fine for the supposed violations;
• Disguises itself under the name of the FBI to scare you and force you to pay the fine;
• To reduce suspicion, it also displays a fraud alert, explaining that you should never give out your MoneyPak number.

Do NOT trust this malicious activity and remove it as soon as possible.

How to remove FBI MoneyPak Virus and "Your computer has been locked!" message?

Although FBI MoneyPak ransomware blocks you from accessing your computer, it is fairly easy to remove it with a specialized legitimate software. Carefully follow these steps in order to get rid of this nasty infection.

Automated FBI MoneyPak Virus removal instructions

1. Restart your computer into Safe Mode:
   1. When your computer is booting up, keep pressing F8 key until you see the screen, pictured below:
   2. Choose "Safe Mode with Networking"
2. Windows XP only: when your computer is started, open Start menu, select "Run". If you don't see "Run" item there, pressing WIN+R key kombination on your keyboard might help. In the Run window type "msconfig" (without quotes), hit ENTER. Switch to Startup tab and click "Disable All" button. Restart your PC into normal mode.

3. Download SpyHunter to remove FBI MoneyPak Virus:

   Download FBI MoneyPak Virus removal tool

   or type in the following URL: http://removepcinfection.com/sh
   Read more about SpyHunter and how to install it

4. Install SpyHunter by double-clicking on the installed file and follow the on-screen instructions.

Alternate Automated FBI MoneyPak Virus removal instructions

If for any reason the method above does not work, or if your operating system is Windows XP, please read the following instructions to effectively remove FBI MoneyPak Virus:

1. Restart your computer into Safe Mode:
   1. When your computer is booting up, keep pressing F8 key until you see the screen, pictured below:
   2. Choose "Safe Mode with Command Prompt"
2. When your computer boots up in Safe Mode, a commant prompt will show up. In the command prompt, type "explorer" (without quotes) and hit ENTER key. Explorer window will open up. Do not close it yet.
3. In the command prompt window type "regedit" (without quotes) and hit ENTER key. Windows Registry Editor will open up. In the left side of Registry Editor window, navigate to the following path:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\

   See the following image for help:
   

4. Right-click on the Shell item and select "Modify…".
5. Under the "Value data" you should see "explorer.exe", if it is named otherwise, modify it so that it would read "explorer.exe".

6. Close all windows and restart your computer. When the computer boots up, download SpyHunter:

   Download FBI MoneyPak Virus removal tool

   or type in the following URL: http://removepcinfection.com/sh
   Read more about SpyHunter and how to install it

7. Install SpyHunter by double-clicking on the installed file and follow the on-screen instructions.

Manual FBI MoneyPak Virus removal instructions

Note: manual FBI MoneyPak Virus removal is recommended to experienced computer users.
In order to remove FBI MoneyPak Virus from your computer, do the following:

1. Stop the following FBI MoneyPak Virus processes (refer to our guidehow to use Windows Task Manager to kill any malicious process):
   • %WINDIR%\system32\0_0u_l.exe
   • %TEMP%\wpbt0.dll
2. Remove the following files from your system:
   • %TEMP%\[random].exe
   • %StartupFolder%\ctfmon.lnk
   • %WINDIR%\system32\0_0u_l.exe
   • %TEMP%\wpbt0.dll

Please note that by following the steps above, only core FBI MoneyPak Virus files and starting points will be removed. We highly recommend an automated removal, because SpyHunter can also kill and delete all processes and files related to FBI MoneyPak Virus virus. It also features a proactive protection to prevent any further attacks against your computer.