"You shall not pass" virus Removal Guide

The fans of “The Fellowship of the Ring” will easily recognize the phrase “You shall not pass” which has been selected for the interface of a redirect virus which is dubbed as “You shall not pass” virus. Whenever the user tries to access Facebook or some other website which has been selected by the black hat hackers, a warning in a yellow background will be displayed. This can happen on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome, and the risk of getting the computer infected with “You shall not pass” virus increases if you do not have any reliable security tool which could remove the infection.

The threat can be detected as Backdoor:Win32/Fynloski.A which is notorious for its capability to monitor the user via the webcam, collect information, record keyboard inputs and mouse clicks, steal passwords from some applications and so on, which is why it is crucial to remove “You shall not pass” virus from the PC as soon as possible.

As you already know, your access to popular websites is restricted and it is done by altering the Windows hosts file. In order to prevent you from access some websites, an IP of the website you will not be allow to access is added as well as its host name. Each entry is separated by blanks. In order to regain access to the blocked websites, the user has to remove those additional entries and make sure that the last line in the file is either 127.0.0.1 localhost or ::1.

The system can get infected if the user browses insecure websites, clicks a link in a spam e-mail, and in many other ways. In order to avoid unauthorized changes within the system, it is vitally important to use a reliable spyware removal tool so that it can protect the system against “You shall not pass” virus and other threats. If it is too late and you do not know how to remove the threat from your Internet Explorer or other browsers, follow the instructions below. If you do not want to remove the virus manually, implement SpyHunter which is a powerful spyware removal tool that will take care of the PC.

How to remove “You shall not pass” virus

How to change the Windows hosts file

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Find and right-click Notepad.
3. Select Run as Administrator.
4. Go to (My) Computer.
5. Follow the path C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc.
6. Double-click the hosts file and select Notepad to view it.
7. Make sure that the bottom line in the file is either 127.0.0.1 localhost or ::1.

Change proxy settings on IE, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T.
2. Click Internet Options.
3. Open the Connection tab and click LAN Settings.
4. Find the Proxy Servers section and uncheck the box given. Click OK.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+T.
2. Click Options.
3. Open the Advanced tab and then click the Network tab.
4. Click Settings.
5. Click Manual Proxy Configuration and change the settings. Click OK.

Google Chrome

1. Click Alt+F.
2. Select Settings.
3. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings.
4. Click Network - > Change proxy settings.
5. On the Connections tab, click LAN settings.
6. In the Proxy server section, uncheck the box.

When you complete the removal, you should make sure that the computer does not contain any other infections. In order to scan the PC for malware, use our recommended scanner which you can download by clicking the download button.