NSA Virus

Posted by Sarah Stewart on August 14, 2013

What is NSA Virus?

NSA Virus is a computer infection that spells nothing but trouble. It is a ransomware application that will lock up your desktop and will claim that you have been storing illegal content on your computer. In order to unlock your computer and to avoid criminal sentence NSA Virus will urge you to pay a fine. This program is highly successful in tricking computer users, because it pretends to be a legal representative of the National Security Agency of United States of America, Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. However, all these claims are very far from being true, so you need to remove NSA Virus from your system ASAP.

Where does NSA Virus come from?

There are several ways for NSA Virus to enter your computer. First, it should be pointed out that this program is one of the many ransomware applications that belong to the Ukash Virus group. There are countless applications in this family, all of which are developed in order to target users in particular countries. Keeping in mind that NSA Virus displays the message in the English language, and has the FBI symbols on its interface; its primary target is computer users in the US. In this aspect, the malicious program does not differ much from the FBI MoneyPak Virus or FBI Virus.

What does NSA Virus do?

Once the program is installed on your computer and run, it denies desktop access by displaying a fake notification on your screen that is supposedly sent by the NSA Internet Surveilance Program (note the spelling mistake in the name) and Computer Crime Prosecution Section. The message reads:

Your computer has been locked due to suspicion of illegal content downloading and distribution.

The illegal content (414 MB of photo and video files) was automatically classified as child pornographic materials.

Your case can be classified as occasional/unmotivated, according to 17 (U.S. Code) §512
Thus is may be closed without prosecution.
Your computer will be unblocked automatically.
In order to resolve the situation in an above-mentioned way you should pay a fine of $300

NSA Virus “allows” you to avoid criminal sentence by transferring a fine via MoneyPak alternative payment system. However, paying the fine does not guarantee that your computer will be unlocked. In fact, the infection has no intention of leaving your system, because the main reason why it is there is money, and it will continue terrorizing you in order to extract as much money as possible.

How to remove NSA Virus?

The sooner you realize that NSA Virus has nothing to do with the FBI the better. Then you will be able to terminate the infection without worrying about your files. The truth is that NSA Virus can neither accuse you of anything, nor delete you personal files, so you need to refer to the instructions below this description in order to restore your desktop access. Once you have that done, do acquire a powerful computer safeguard program and remove NSA Virus automatically from your system. Keep in mind, that there will definitely be more infections in your system aside from the ransomware program, so using an automatic malware removal tool is always a good idea.

How to unlock my PC

Windows 8

Press Windows key and click Internet Explorer.
Access http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/download-sph and install SpyHunter.
Run the program and perform a full system scan.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

Restart your computer and tap F8 repeatedly.
When Advanced Boot Options menu appears, select Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter.
Go to http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/spyhunter and download SpyHunter.
Install the program and perform a full system scan.

Windows XP