Celas virus is a new Trojan distributed over the internet in the past few weeks. I searched online for hours but could not find a valid solution. This virus locks you out of the computer and asks you to pay $50. The following screen is an example of how this virus behaves. One of the easiest ways to remove it is reinstalling windows. All your programs and C drive will be gone therefore it's not a favourable option. By the way this virus is not distributed by celas. Scammers used celas name to put fear into their victims and make them pay.
I know people who have formatted their hard drives after being infected by this virus. Of course this option is always available to you however let's try to remove it first. There are various ways to secure system if it's infected by a virus. Usually booting into the safe mode is the best option however this advance virus does not even allow you to boot into safe mode. This type of Trojan is called Ransomware.
In the past there have been Ransomware programs which restrict access to windows or decrypt the files however they were weak and easy to remove using safe-mode with networking. But this virus blocks you even out of safe mode which shows it's not a start-up program. If you have updated your computer recently it will be a point to your advantage otherwise you need access to a Windows CD.
One of the solutions is to find a Trojan expert forum and post your logs online so experts can help you remove the software. Use of any antivirus or registry program is not recommended at this time. If your antivirus was going to help you, your computer was not going to get infected at the first place.
System restore is a powerful windows tool used to restore your windows state to a different time. It's like having a time-travel device and being able to travel to different points in your life. (Only backward) In order to enter system restore, restart your computer. Wait for bios screen to disappear and then press F8 frequently until you see a page with many options. Choose system restore. This option could be under system diagnosis. Now you can restore your system to a point in time in which it was healthy.
If the following option did not work lunch Windows repair. You can access this function the same by pressing F8 after the bios screen. Lunch this repair and let the windows repair it. Ideally one of these options should fix this problem and return your operative control back to you.
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