Hello. My laptop is locked, or blocked and I cant get into it. I was using it the other day when a full screen message told me that my PC is blocked because of 'illegal downloads' etc, it is asking me to pay a £100 fine which they say, is from the UK police. Im not very technically minded and have switched it on/off a few times, tried starting it in safe mode, but ca unblock it. Any advice/help is much appreciated, thanks.
Have managed to fix the problem thanks to advice on here, thankyou all so much! :) Now the next problem, my virus checker has just run out, is there a good free virus checker that I can use, if not, what is the best one to buy?
>>>Where are they asking you to send the 100 pounds to?.
You don't send the £100 anywhere.
You have to pay £100 by credit card (details are on the lockup screen), and are given a "code" and you enter the code on the lock up screen and are allowed back in your computer.