Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net Threat Level:

Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net is a classic phishing site. Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net is a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Visa card info.

If you accidentally sign into Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net, you’ll give con artists access to your bank account or credit cards, and a chance to steal your personal identity. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you get an email linking to a site like Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net, never click any links. If you’re concerned a random banking email might be real, type your bank’s website address into a fresh browser window, and login from there.

Let me show you how to block Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net.

Do You Have Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net?

When you’re infected with badware — whether it’s Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net, spyware, adware, a Trojan, or a virus — there are a few key symptoms. Have you noticed…

• Slow computer performance: It just takes one parasite like Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net to slow your computer dramatically. If your PC takes longer than usual to reboot, or if your Internet connection is unusually slow, you may be infected with Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net.
• New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage: Badware like Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net may change your Internet settings to redirect your homepage to another site. Badware can even add desktop shortcuts to your PC.
• Annoying popups: Badware can bombard your computer with popup ads, even when you’re not online. Through these popups, you may be tricked into downloading more spyware.

How to Remove Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net Manually

Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it’ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.

To remove Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net manually, you need to delete Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files. Not sure how to delete Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files? Click here, and I’ll show you. Otherwise, go ahead and…

Block Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net sites:

Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net email reads:

From: secure@e345.l.akamaiedge.net
Subject: No Reply

Verified by Visa protects your existing Visa card with a password you create, giving you assurance that only you can use your Visa card online.

Simply activate your card and create your personal password. You’ll get the added confidence that your Visa card is safe when you shop at participating online stores.

You may activate now by entering your card number over our secure server. If your card issuer is participating in Verified by Visa (most issuers are) you’ll complete a brief activation process. You’ll verify your identity, create your Verified by Visa password and you’re done.

© Copyright 2005, Visa U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Note: In any Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files I mention above, “%UserProfile%” is a variable referring to your current user’s profile folder. If you’re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is “C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]” (e.g., “C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith”). If you have any questions about manual Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net removal, go ahead and leave a comment.

How Do You Remove Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net Files?

Need help figuring out how to delete Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files? While there’s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files if you’re comfortable editing your system, you’ll find it’s fairly easy to delete Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files in Windows.

How to delete Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files in Windows XP and Vista:

1. Click your Windows Start menu, and then click “Search.”
2. A speech bubble will pop up asking you, “What do you want to search for?” Click “All files and folders.”
3. Type a Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net file in the search box, and select “Local Hard Drives.”
4. Click “Search.” Once the file is found, delete it.

How to stop Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net processes:

1. Click the Start menu, select Run.
2. Type taskmgr.exe into the the Run command box, and click “OK.” You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys CTRL + Shift + ESC.
3. Click Processes tab, and find Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net processes.
4. Once you’ve found the Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net processes, right-click them and select “End Process” to kill Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net.

How to remove Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net registry keys:

Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it. Editing your registry can be intimidating if you’re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there’s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.

1. Select your Windows menu “Start,” and click “Run.” An “Open” field will appear. Type “regedit” and click “OK” to open up your Registry Editor.
2. Registry Editor will open as a window with two panes. The left side Registry Editor’s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
3. To find a registry key, such as any Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net registry keys, select “Edit,” then select “Find,” and in the search bar type any of Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net’s registry keys.
4. As soon as Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net registry key appears, you can delete the Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net registry key by right-clicking it and selecting “Modify,” then clicking “Delete.”

How to delete Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net DLL files:

1. First locate Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows Start menu, then click “Run.” Type “cmd” in Run, and click “OK.”
2. To change your current directory, type “cd” in the command box, press your “Space” key, and enter the full directory where the Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net DLL file is located. If you’re not sure if the Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter “dir” in the command box to display a directory’s contents. To go one directory back, enter “cd ..” in the command box and press “Enter.”
3. When you’ve located the Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net DLL file you want to remove, type “regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll”) and press your “Enter” key.

That’s it. If you want to restore any Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net DLL file you removed, type “regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 jl27script.dll”) into your command box, and press your “Enter” key.

Did Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net change your homepage?

1. Click Windows Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options.
2. Under Home Page, select the General > Use Default.
3. Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., “http://www.homepage.com”).
4. Select Apply > OK.
5. You’ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.

Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net Removal Tip

Is your computer acting funny after deleting any Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files? I recommend using a program like File Recover from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can’t be recovered by Windows operating sytem.

Want to save time finding Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files? Download Spyware Doctor, let it find the Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files for you, and then manually delete Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net files.

How Did You Get Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net?

Wondering how Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net ended up on your PC? If you’re infected with Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net or other badware, perhaps you were using…

• Freeware or shareware: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net. Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to “pay” developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
• Peer-to-peer software: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network? When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net.
• Questionable websites: Did you visit a website that’s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don’t already.

Understanding Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net

If you’re infected with Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net, you should know what you’re fighting. I’ll explain some definitions related to Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net.

Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net May Be a Phishing Scam

Phishing is just what it sounds like: “fishing.” But instead of fishing for sport, phishing is about fishing for identity theft victims. Phishing scams like this Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net typically work like this: you get an email that looks like a legit alert from a popular bank or other financial institution. The phishing email says your account is about to be closed, for security reasons. So you click the link in the email to restore your account, and get taken to a con artist’s website that looks like a legit web page. You type in your username and password, and the phishers capture your login info. From there, phishers use your account name and password to steal your money and identity.

If you’ve clicked any links in a phishing email like Verified-by-Visa-Cards.net, scan your computer for Trojans with antivirus software, and alert your bank and credit companies.