By Kristopher

How to Remove “Your account has been violated” email

Updated Oct 15, 2008

“Your account has been violated” email Threat Level: “Your account has been violated” email is a threat

“Your account has been violated” email screenshot “Your account has been violated” email is a classic phishing email. “Your account has been violated” email tells you your Bank of America account needs to be restored, and links to a scam webpage that tries to trick you into giving con artists your Bank of America login info.

If you accidentally log into the site “Your account has been violated” email links to, you’ll give con artists access to your bank account and a chance to steal your personal identity. If you’ve logged into any sites that “Your account has been violated” email links to, alert your bank and credit card companies. You might need to close your accounts.

Whenever you see an email like “Your account has been violated” email, never click any links. If you’re concerned the 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 “Your account has been violated” email.

Do You Have “Your account has been violated” email?

When you’re infected with badware — whether it’s “Your account has been violated” email, 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 “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email.
  • New desktop shortcuts or switched homepage: Badware like “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email Manually

“Your account has been violated” email warning 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 “Your account has been violated” email manually, you need to delete “Your account has been violated” email files. Not sure how to delete “Your account has been violated” email files? Click here, and I’ll show you. Otherwise, go ahead and…

“Your account has been violated” email email reads:

From: value@bankofamerica.com
Subject: Your account has been violated
Date: September 4, 2008 3:51:40 PM PDT
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
Reply-To: value@bankofamerica.com

Dear Bank of America Customer,
During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures,
we have detected a slight error in your account information.
To securely confirm your personal information please click on the link bellow:

http://www.bankofamerica.com/sas/sitekey/profile/step1.htm

Confirm Your Bank of America Account and SiteKey now to enjoy the benefits of
online banking and finance to avoid identity theft and fraudulent activities on
your account.

Note: We will be upgrading our yearly SSL EncryptedServer to prevent fraudulent
activity.

© 2008 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.

Block “Your account has been violated” email sites:

http://host213-123-251-117.in-addr.btopenworld.com/boaaaa/

Note: In any “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email removal, go ahead and leave a comment.

How Do You Remove “Your account has been violated” email Files?

Need help figuring out how to delete “Your account has been violated” email files? While there’s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove “Your account has been violated” email files if you’re comfortable editing your system, you’ll find it’s fairly easy to delete “Your account has been violated” email files in Windows.

How to delete “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email file in the search box, and select “Local Hard Drives.”
  4. Click “Search.” Once the file is found, delete it.

How to stop “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email processes.
  4. Once you’ve found the “Your account has been violated” email processes, right-click them and select “End Process” to kill “Your account has been violated” email.

How to remove “Your account has been violated” email registry keys:

“Your account has been violated” email warning 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 “Your account has been violated” email registry keys, select “Edit,” then select “Find,” and in the search bar type any of “Your account has been violated” email’s registry keys.
  4. As soon as “Your account has been violated” email registry key appears, you can delete the “Your account has been violated” email registry key by right-clicking it and selecting “Modify,” then clicking “Delete.”

How to delete “Your account has been violated” email DLL files:

  1. First locate “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email DLL file is located. If you’re not sure if the “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email DLL file you removed, type “regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 jl27script.dll”) into your command box, and press your “Enter” key.

Did “Your account has been violated” email 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.

“Your account has been violated” email Removal Tip

Is your computer acting funny after deleting any “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email files? Download Spyware Doctor, let it find the “Your account has been violated” email files for you, and then manually delete “Your account has been violated” email files.

How Did You Get “Your account has been violated” email?

Wondering how “Your account has been violated” email ended up on your PC? If you’re infected with “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email. 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 “Your account has been violated” email.
  • 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 “Your account has been violated” email. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don’t already.

Understanding “Your account has been violated” email

If you’re infected with “Your account has been violated” email, you should know what you’re fighting. I’ll explain some definitions related to “Your account has been violated” email.

“Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email 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 “Your account has been violated” email, scan your computer for Trojans with antivirus software, and alert your bank and credit companies.

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