How to remove FBI Anti-Piracy Warning

FBI Anti-Piracy Warning is a scam notification, which seeks to scare users into thinking that they owe money

FBI Anti-Piracy Warning ransomware is the threat that claims users need to pay $200 or another amount of money for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The notification claims that this fine must be paid for the user’s illegal activities on the Internet, like downloading illegal material (audio, music, video) and spreading it on the Internet. However, you should never believe this fake warning because the FBI has never been blocking people in order to get money from them.

Just like FBI virus, the FBI Anti-Piracy Warning virus seems to be an updated version of FBI Green Dot Moneypak virus and belongs to the same category of ransomware. All these viruses lock Windows systems and display a message, which tries to pretend that it belongs to some official institution or law enforcement agency. Please, ignore FBI Anti-Piracy Warning and remove this threat from your computer ASAP.

Infection spreading methods

The fake FBI Anti-Piracy Warning is distributed with a help of Trojans. Mostly, they manage to get inside the PC without any permission asked because they hide inside freeware, shareware, fake flash updates, and media codecs. So, when downloading something, make sure you use official sources.

Once the FBI Anti-Piracy Warning virus infects a computer, it locks down the screen and displays a message claiming that the computer has been involved in illegal activity. Then, it asks to pay a fine of $200, $300 or $400 in order to remove the lock and make the computer active again. Here's an example of this warning:

FBI anti-piracy warning
Why is my computer locked?
Illegally downloaded material (MP3′s, Movies or Software) has been located on your computer.
By downloading, those files have been reproduced, thereby involving a criminal offense under Section 106 of the Copyright Act.
(…..)
You can be clearly identified by resolving your IP address and the associated host name.
(…..)
Unlock your computer:
To unlock your computer and yo avoid other legal consequences you are obligated to pay a fine of $400. Payment of the fine is done by GreenDot MoneyPak payment voucher. After payment is made your computer will be unlocked and legal actions will not be taken.
Failure to comply with FBI Anti-Piracy warnings could result in criminal charges and possible imprisonment up to 3 years in country jail.

However, if you purchase a Moneypak voucher (virus explains that you can easily do that at Walmart or Walgreens-type department stores), nothing will happen. This has never been working when trying to get rid of the FBI Anti-Piracy Warning virus from infected PC.

In order to forget about this warning and get normal access to your computer, you should unblock your machine first and use automated anti-malware programs to remove infected files from your computer. Here's what you can do when trying to remove FBI Anti-Piracy Warning ransomware and the lock screen from your computer.

 A full FBI Anti-Piracy Warning removal guide

If you are dealing with an updated version of the FBI Anti-Piracy Warning virus, you should follow a guide given below. It was prepared for helping people to unblock their security software and remove this ransomware with only one click. But running a tool like SpyHunterCombo Cleaner or MalwarebytesMalwarebytes can help immediately.

If this threat has also encrypted your files, you should try programs that are given at the end of the guide. These programs should be launched once you remove FBI Anti-Piracy Warning ransomware from your PC. You need to terminate the intruder and only then move on with file repair.

Also, do not forget about the virus damage triggered by this virus or another infection. Run a proper system tool like FortectIntego after the full FBI Anti-Piracy Warning ransomware removal process. Do not skip any steps when you go through the guide below.