Remove the 'Your Device Has Been Blocked' Virus from Android Phone/Tablet and Restore All Android Data

Help! My mobile phone is locked with the message "Your Device Has Been Blocked Up."

Hello, does anyone here know how to remove a virus from my phone that displays a notification saying 'Your Device Has Been Blocked Up'? I was using my Galaxy S7 to watch an online movie when a weird pop-up appeared, and I accidentally tapped to close it. I continued watching the movie, but then another window popped up, demanding payment for something that was supposedly downloaded on my phone. I refused and closed the window.

A window suddenly appeared, stating that my phone is locked for safety reasons and I need to pay a fine to unlock it. It demands $100 to receive the fine and thereby release my phone. What's happening here? What should I do? Do you have any idea how to unlock my phone?

Overview of "Your Device Has Been Blocked Up" Virus

Usually, if you see a message on your phone saying "Your Device Has Been Blocked Up," it might mean that your device has been hit by a malicious scam virus. This message tries to scare you into paying a fee to unblock your phone and remove the threat. It might even threaten that the police will get involved if you don't comply. People refer to this malicious software as the "Police Virus." It's tough to tell if it's real, so many end up paying just to fix their Android phones or tablets. But paying the fee isn't the right way to get rid of the Police Virus from your device.

So how do you fix this issue when it happens to your Android phone or tablet? In the following sections, we'll provide you with an effective method to remove the "Your device has been blocked" virus from your Android phone or tablet and easily restore all important personal data.

Step 1: Remove the "Your device has been blocked" cyber virus from your Android phone/tablet

1. Hold down the Power button on your Android phone or tablet; 2. Long press the "Power off" option in the opened notification window; 3. Tap OK to confirm that you wish to boot your Android device into Safe Mode; 4. In Safe Mode, proceed to uninstall the Cyber police virus or the "Your device has been blocked" ransomware.

Navigate to Settings > Apps or Application Manager > Tab or select the app you wish to uninstall (the one responsible for displaying ransom-demanding messages like "Your device has been blocked" on your device).

After this, you should prevent your Android phone/tablet from installing apps from unknown third-party sources:

Go to Settings > Security > Scroll down and uncheck Unknown sources.

Step 2: Utilize anti-virus or ransomware removal tools to eliminate the "Your device has been blocked" ransomware file.

To thoroughly remove the Cyber Police virus and free your Android phone or tablet from the "Your device has been blocked" message, it is highly recommended that you use a reputable and secure antivirus software to scan and eliminate all viruses, ransomware, malware, and related files from your Android device.

Once all the infected files have been removed from your Android phone or tablet, you can now restart your device to apply the changes and maintain its security.

Step 3: Recover all lost Android data from the phone/tablet

If you have lost some valuable data or files on your Android phone or tablet after moving the cyber police virus from your device, it's highly recommended to use professional Android data recovery software to scan and restore all lost data on your Android phone/tablet.

Android Data Recovery software like MobiSaver for Android is capable of assisting in the recovery of lost data from your Android phone, whether it was erased, formatted, or affected by a virus. With just three straightforward steps, you can retrieve all your valuable lost Android data:

1. Connect your Android phone to the computer
Install and run the tool MobiSaver for Android, and then connect your Android phone to the computer using a USB cable.
Next, click the "Start" button to allow the software to read and connect to your device.
NOTE: The software can only access a rooted Android device, so you must ensure that your phone is rooted before attempting recovery.

2. Scan Android phone to locate missing data
Upon connecting your Android phone, the software will promptly scan the device to detect all existing and lost data.
You can effortlessly locate both current and lost data by selecting the appropriate file categories.

3. Preview and recover data from Android phone
Preview each recoverable file individually, and then swiftly select the ones you wish to retrieve.
 Here, you can activate the "Only display deleted items" option to show only the deleted files. Lastly, click the "Recover" button to restore the selected data in a single step.

If you remain concerned about data security on your Android phone/tablet, you can utilize the tool MobiSaver for Android to extract all your Android data to your PC and subsequently reset your device to its factory settings. Afterward, you can import all the data back to your Android phone/tablet to resume using them.