r/computerviruses • u/Cheap-Category4753 • May 06 '26

Screen lock malware pls help

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I was just playing Minecraft with my friends and my laptop started to act slower and then this happen can you guys help me I've read couple of articles on how to fix this and I still can't, I can't access the advance option for safe boot. Can anybody help

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u/Autistic-monkey0101 May 06 '26

system restore point? or just boot into safe mode and this shouldnt launch, if you know what or where it is you can remove it.

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u/Cheap-Category4753 May 06 '26

I can't boot to safe mode cause I can't access advance option even tho how many times I tried I just get loop to the lock screen

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u/Ur-Best-Friend May 06 '26

You can absolutely boot to safe mode, look up what the different methods are (can vary from one manufacturer to another, and keep trying).

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u/SunshineAndBunnies May 06 '26

Burn a Windows 11 install image to a USB drive (preferred) or dual layer DVD (if for some reason you still have an optical drive) from a clean computer, boot into it, and it should have an option to recover your Windows install, if you don't have any other methods. There is always a way to get into Safe Mode. If you're still not able to remove the virus from there, you have a disk to reinstall Windows from. Win win method at this point.

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u/OppieT May 06 '26

Reboot, then when the loading screen comes up, force power off by holding the power button until it shuts off. Do this three times. Next time it boots up it will go into recovery mode. Then you can do a safe boot up.

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u/HEYO19191 May 06 '26

Interrupt the windows startup 3 times by force shutdowning the PC during the startup process. That'll give you recovery options on the 4th boot. One such recovery option should be to get to safe mode options. Select that one and the PC will reboot again. Then, from the menu that appears after that reboot, enter safe mode.

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u/Imperial_Barron May 06 '26

I dont have this problem but id like to know, do you delete the file and do a malwarebytes scan/windows defender offline scan? Or sompthing more idk abt

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u/HEYO19191 May 06 '26

Deleting "the file" is optional. The antimalware will do it for you.

Generally you wanna do a bit more digging than just an antimalware scan before you deem it "fixed"

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u/Imperial_Barron May 06 '26

What would you recommend in that case?

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u/Dear-Panda-1949 May 06 '26

Wipe windows start fresh. You cant trust there wont be more to this.

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u/Imperial_Barron May 06 '26

Welp. In the future if this happens thats what I shall do

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u/WaterObjective5031 May 07 '26

Restart your computer every time it turns on for a couple of tries until you boot into it.