0x00874324 Ransom Trojan Virus Solution

Symptoms

1. Your PC turns off unexpectedly.
2. When it restarts, you are presented with a black screen with a minimized window.
3. If you open that window, wou will see a (false) system message associated with the code 0x00874324 ("System Plugin At Address 0x00874324 Got Critical Error Plese Follow These Steps To Deactivate It"), a series of telephone numbers and a place to write an unlock key. Please do not call any of that numbers and calm down!

Instructions

1. Restart your PC and DO NOT maximize that activation screen. Let it minimized.
2. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del repeatedly until you get a Task Manager window (maybe behind the blue screen).
3. Finish a "svchost.exe" process which has a strange description (only that one!!!).
4. From the Task manager, execute "explorer". Windows will now open.
5. Then restore your system to two days before.
6. Solved!

This is a "Ransom Trojan" virus.

More information:

• http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002139.html
• http://www.sophos.com/en-us/threat-center/threat-analyses/viruses-and-spyware/Troj~Blocker-D/detailed-analysis.aspx