Windows 10: "Start up Password Required"

My father is running a 23 inch H-P All-In-One computer running Windows 10, with 8 GB of RAM memory and a 1TB hard drive.
Today he called me and told me that he turned on his computer, and a black screen is displayed with a WHITE message box in the middle of the screen. The message in the box is titled START UP PASSWORD. The text of the message says "This computer is configured for a Start Up Password " Then it has a blank spot to type in the password.

Yesterday, he received the message that the computer was infected and NOT to turn it off. He was supposed to call a number listed on the screen. The phone number, and a mailing address are in Las Vegas. The guy he spoke with wanted money, so my father told him to "F.U." and hung up. Then he turned off the computer.

My father is 10 hours away, and is thinking of mailing the computer to me to fix.
Any ideas on how to get around this error message?



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" SOFTWARE UPDATE FAILED "

SO HERE'S THE LINK TO THAT PIC

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CAN U PLZ CHECK IT ACTUALLY I HAVE USED THE NOKIA SOFTWARE UPDATER B4 ... BUT I DONT KNW WHY I M GETTING THIS ERROR NOW

 

" SOFTWARE UPDATE FAILED "

i have installed windows xp sp2

previously i was using windows media center i thought i might b facing this probs due to that but then i changed it to windows xp ! n moreover i have also shown to nokia service center executives but they were not having the latest updates available ......
my pc suite is showing that new update version of firmware is available but i cudnt download it

oh gawd wat to do ?

i tried in another pc then again i got an error u need to have minimum 256 ram

please cant it b rectified ? there must b any solution to this probs please help me guyz

god bless all of u thanx

 

Welcome to the forum. Its hard to say not seeing it it could be ransom ware that could encrypt all the hd or it could be a trick. On the password screen try pressing cntl and c a few times if that doesnt work try cntl alt and del see if you can bring up taskamanger which you may then be able to kill the software thats asking for password.

It is a scam and giving access to the pc will result in stealing passwords etc.

 

popups out of the blue..never take it for granted disconnect the internet .Make following changes
In the web browsers delete all history list.
in browser "options" remove all search engines not used..
reset the home page..
in "add ons" install adblock plus and adblock popup
clean out all temporary internet files
check in control panel "programs and features" uninstall any programs that relate to the intruder site.
You still want to access your dads pc use the great program "Teamviewer" its safe and easy to setup
you click the main "green tab" and get your dad to download "join remote control session" He sends you id and pass code and you login

 

Thanks SAMURIA. The "CTRL + C" didn't do anything. The CTRL-ALT-DEL didn't allow him to do anything either. He took it to Mailboxes, Etc and had them pack it up and mailed to me. Hope to get it by Wednesday or Thursday.

Thanks for the reply JOHNEBADBAK. I have him set up running VIPRE Internet Security 2016, Malwarebytes (paid version), and CCleaner. He is familiar with these programs, and he doesn't know what he downloaded or accessed to infect his computer. We both have I.T. backgrounds, but your suggestions are duly noted.

I had just upgraded that machine from Windows7 Pro to Windows 10, last month, before I drove all the way across the state of NC to deliver and install it for him. I made sure all his data was transferred to this computer when I replaced his older computer, so I know it was working fine for the past month.

I smiled at your suggestion to use TEAM VIEWER. I agree that it is a wonderful program for viewing another computer, however, He powers on his computer and gets to a LOGIN screen that he did not install. He doesn't have the ability to login to TEAM VIEWER. In my business, most of my customers call me after they lose their ability to connect to the internet, or login, so TEAM VIEWER, and all these TV ads for "Tech Assist" are all B.S. since the end-user can't even get logged in , or onto the internet. LOL. *Smile

 

Your best bet may be to get a bootable AV cd and run that as you cant load windows 15 Free Bootable Antivirus Tools (September 2016)

 

Thank you. I'll just pull the hard drive out of his All-In-One, and connect it as a "slave drive" to one of my stand-alone computers, scan it, as well as check for any RKILLS, and TDSSKILLS. Worse case, I'll just backup his entire profile and save it, then wipe and re-image the hard drive. Then I can reinstall all his data. I just hate that i have to download/reload VIPRE and OFFICE2016. I was just hoping someone had run across this recently, and had a faster answer. I'll take care of it, though. Thanks.

 

Does the computer even boot into windows or does the message comes up right after the computer is turned on?? if so, than there is a problem with the BIOS (UEFI). The "virus" might have installed a password in the BIOS....

Just a thought though..

 

These articles sound like what you are currently experiencing.

Found them doing a search and the procedure for removing this is pretty much the same on other posts relating to this problem. There is a tool you can use to help make removal a bit easier mentioned in this post.

http://triplescomputers.com/blog/cas...ansom-lockout/

Can you go into safe mode & do a system restore to an earlier time? Preferably the 2nd or 3rd restore point past the time of the incident.

Other articles on this:

BEST FIX: Remove Start Up Password in Windows 7/8 and 10

Remove a startup password before account screen - General Security

 

Hi.
I fixed this for someone recently. It's the SysKey password, which is required before booting into Windows. These scammers usually put it on your system after you've let them login to "fix" things, but refused to pay them. If the computer has not been turned on too many times since the infection, it can be fixed. Once you get the computer, please post a message here. *Smile

 

THANK YOU SIMRICK, and BORG 386. I received the computer today, and (after having read your post and checking into some of the hyperlinks and other posts, from BORG 386) I tried "123" as the password, and it worked. Naturally, I did update and scan the computer, as well as going into Control Panel and seeing if it had "SysKey" settings. I rebooted, and everything seems to be working well, once more. THANK YOU. I hope others are able to use this info. Computers

 

THANK YOU BORG 386; I clicked on the hyperlinks that you provided and found the SysKey password had (indeed) been set up for "123". I tried "1234", first, so "123" was my second try, and I was in! Thank you. Computers



Other articles on this:

BEST FIX: Remove Start Up Password in Windows 7/8 and 10

Remove a startup password before account screen - General Security[/QUOTE]

 

Glad you got in. I hate these scammers! Any time you can get around their dirty work, it's cause for celebration! *Party Cheers!

 

Good to hear it's sorted & glad we could help . *Biggrin