How to remove a banner from the desktop?
Specialists from technical support centers have long been used to the fact that users of personal computers “catch” banners with unpleasant content on their device, which are full on the Internet. Such unwanted software can be caught even while communicating in Skype, ICQ, Mail Agent and other utilities. These banners block important functions of the Windows operating system and do not disappear even after restarting the computer. This problem is supposedly resolved only after sending an SMS message to a specific number. Usually, after such actions, users part with a decent amount of money without getting the desired code to unlock. How to resist this phenomenon without resorting to the help of specialists? How to remove a banner from the desktop? First you need to find out where it came from, and after that consider the most effective methods of struggle.
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Any user can become a victim of a computer virus, which greatly interferes with the stable operation of the Windows operating system. One of the most popular examples of such viruses is blocking the workspace using an advertising banner. This will happen until you decide to take care of protecting your device.
to contents ↑Important! Never send money to the indicated numbers. Viral advertising banners are a scam trick that you can fight on your own.
How does this virus appear on the device?
Where can viral software come from? Sources can be classified into 4 different types.
First source
Due to the installation of Flash Player’s. You may have often noticed that when you go to a site, a suggestion appears with the installation or updating of this utility. Each user knows that this is an integral utility for surfing and watching streaming videos, and without hesitation clicks on the bright “Install” button. But after downloading, no player is detected at all, but a new resident appears on the desktop - a banner with advertising.
The second source
With the same great ease, you can pull off unwanted software when activating any program, which is designed to crack licensed content.
Online piracy is a rather dangerous business, and the point is not only in copyright. Fraudsters profit from the naivety of users who try to get licensed content for free. You just download the “crack”, install it and get the same banner instead of the desired product.
Third source
You can also catch the virus during the most common surfing on the Internet. The search for any materials (books, diplomas, term papers) implies multiple clicks on unfamiliar links. Any downloaded archive, program or file may not be what they seem. Once you download the necessary program or archive, unzip the whole thing, and then become a victim of evil programmers.
Important! If you are a fan of Internet surfing or you often have to look for something, it is best to have an antivirus program installed on your computer.
Fourth source
The most advanced “hackers” can exploit gaps in the Windows operating system. Each prosharenny user knows that most of the gaps in the browser from Microsoft - Internet Explorer.You can avoid problems by regularly updating all licensed software and the operating system, but any carelessness can lead you to a computer virus.
The most secure operating systems used to be Windows 7 and Vista, since they have an excellent integrated security system that controls access to the file system. But let's not forget about those users who disable the built-in security system, because they do not want to repeatedly confirm their actions.
Important! All advertising that blocks access to system functions is based on a modification of the Trojan.Winlock Trojan. This virus has been transforming and changing for ten years, being very popular among most attackers.
We sorted out the sources. How to remove a banner from a computer? There are several ways that we should talk about.
to contents ↑We use the registry
In order to eliminate unwanted software using the registry, you need to:
- Reboot your computer device.
- Wait until it is turned on and press the F8 key.
- You should see a menu for entering your OS. Here you need to choose safe mode with command line support. Confirm your choice with the Enter key.
- Most likely, you have only one operating system installed, so immediately press Enter. If you have several OSs, then you need to choose the one that blocks the banner.
- After all the steps you need to wait for Windows to load.
- Now you will see a user selection menu in which you need to select “Administrator”.
- If the desktop has booted, then go to the “Start”, select “Run” and enter “regedit” in the opened field, press Enter.
- The registry editor window should open before you. Next, you need to go through the branches HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon. After that, click on the Shell in the right part of the window and replace its values with Explorer.exe.
- Click OK, reboot the device, and at boot, select the usual login.
This method should help deal with the banner.
Important! If everything went well, but the system slows down a little, it's time to carry out a cardinal upgrade. Find out the most effective ways how to speed up a laptop.
How to remove a banner from the desktop in other ways? Let's look further.
Kaspersky
This method is very simple if you can use the software from Kaspersky Lab. Install Kaspersky WindowsUnlocker, which can independently fix any unnecessary changes in the registry of the operating system. More detailed instructions can be found directly on the developer's website.
to contents ↑Dr. Web
This method will definitely require access to the Internet. You need to do the following:
- Type “DrWeb Lice CD” in the search bar and follow the link to the official website of the developer. Using Daemon Tools, mount the image and make a boot disk.
Important! This utility will help to get rid of not only unwanted software, but also ensure the safety of important information.
- You need to download the shell from the mounted image. Run the utility and check the file system for malware. Also, do not forget to check the OS registry, because this is where the banner takes its roots, which are so difficult to get rid of.
- The banner should be detected by the utility, after which you can delete it and restart the PC.
to contents ↑Important! You may also want to thoroughly clean your PC. In this case, click on the link to the article"How to clean your computer from dust?".
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Now you know how to remove a banner from your computer in just a few minutes. Be careful and only use software from trusted developers.
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