How to unblock VKontakte if. How to block access to VKontakte
Due to the enormous popularity social network has acquired true admirers who use it for its intended purpose, as well as people who use the site for their own needs and do not always act according to the rules (I hack accounts, send spam, extort money). The administration does not ignore such accounts and blocks them. Users are often angry with the administration for this and immediately inquire
It’s not uncommon for the administration to block innocent users, all because they receive complaints, or maybe someone used your account without your knowledge.
How to unblock access to VKontakte?
Remember, to protect yourself, you must have an antivirus installed on your computer, which must be updated constantly and, of course, you must use strong (complex) passwords.
Also, do not forget that if you have been blocked by the site administration, then there can be no paid unblocking; the maximum that they can require from you is the phone number to which will send you an activation code.
How to unblock the VKontakte site?
First way
Second way
This method suitable for those whose page has been blocked due to user complaints. In this case, you will see the period for which you were blocked and receive instructions for unblocking.
If you have been blocked several times, the administration may request a photograph and a copy of your identification document.
First of all, you need to understand that the words “page blocked” can mean completely different things. And each of them requires certain actions.
VKontakte, if it is desirable to find out for what reason it was blocked. There are many options and it makes no sense to list them in this article. After you have received a response from the administration, you need to send them a request for restoration. The more detailed you fill out all the fields, the greater the chance that the page will be restored.
It is believed that if your page contains fake name and last name, and instead of a photograph there is an ordinary picture, it is officially impossible to restore the page. However, as practice shows, if you show the proper perseverance, it is also possible to achieve results. But it is still possible that the administration refuses to restore it and, moreover, blocks the person by IP address.
How to unblock a VKontakte page in this case? Everything is quite simple, especially if you are the owner. This means that every time you access the Internet, your computer is assigned a new address, which means you just need to disconnect from the network and connect again. If your IP address is permanent, then you can use special services that change it to an arbitrary one.
The most difficult thing to unblock a VKontakte page is if it was blocked due to a Trojan virus. The most common virus at the moment changes the contents of the hostes file, located in the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc folder.
If you are infected with this virus, when you enter your page, or any other page, from your computer, you are redirected to the site appearance which is completely copied by the VKontakte site. However, instead of a personal page, you see a message in front of you with the following text, which informs you that in order to unlock the page, you need to send something somewhere.
To unblock a page blocked by a Trojan, you need to open the hostes file with any text editor, even a regular Notepad will do. By the way, to do this you will need to log in to the system with administrator rights. Open file you need to scroll to the very end, select everything up to the inscription “127.0.0.1 localhost” and delete. After which you must save the changes and close the file. Then you need to check your computer for viruses; if you don’t have one, you can do an online scan on the website of any company that produces antiviruses. Delete all infected files found, and then restart the computer. After this there should be no difficulties.
Difficulties may arise elsewhere. For example, the hosts file may simply not be displayed. In this case, you need to click “Show hidden files" If required file does not appear even after this, then this means that this function blocks the Trojan. The virus may also prevent editing files. How to unblock a VKontakte page in this case? There are two options, you either need to delete everything unnecessary programs from autorun, or in and then follow the steps described above.
Remember that with system files, which includes the hostes file, must be handled with extreme caution. Do not delete anything unnecessary or edit other files from this folder. If everything is done correctly, then no problems should arise.
As you can see, answer the question “How to unblock a VKontakte page?” just in any case, which means the main thing is not to panic, but to strictly follow the instructions and not make unnecessary movements. And, of course, in no case should you send any SMS to the specified phone number, as this can be very expensive.
Since the social network VK.com is popular among Russian Internet users, it is not surprising that attackers are trying to attack this service and its users. As a result of their actions, the VKontakte account is often blocked from visiting by its real owner. But don’t be upset; in fact, returning a page that rightfully belongs to you turns out to be quite easy. Below we will look in detail at what to do if VKontakte does not work, and how to unblock your page without incurring additional costs.
Protection using antiviruses
Best defense is attack. And in this case - the presence of a licensed antivirus installed on the computer. If you don’t want to buy a paid antivirus, there are many free ones ().
The main way to gain access to your computer and your data is through worms, viruses and Trojan horses. There are many ways to get infected via the Internet: download and install a malicious program disguised as a useful one, follow an unknown link, or simply visit some suspicious site.
Antivirus programs can protect your computer, and in case of “infection”, “cure” it, you just need to choose and install one to your liking.
If you already have an antivirus installed, check that it is installed latest version programs and updated anti-virus databases, and if everything is done, it may be worth changing your defender to a more reliable one. Since they have a trial period of use, you can install two or three one by one (before installing a new one, you must remove the already installed antivirus and restart the computer).
In addition, some companies, such as Dr.Web, Kaspersky, etc., offer the services of “browser” scanners on their websites.
Unlocking the hosts file
One of the reasons why you cannot get in touch is loading a duplicate site. That is, you enter the address vk.com and this exact address is displayed in the browser, but in fact you see a fake page that asks you to send an SMS or pay for something.
In this case, it is important to proceed very carefully and remember that no one FREE service, which is VK.com, will not require you to send an SMS, call somewhere or pay any bill.
In most cases, the problem is solved by editing the hosts file, which is located at C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc(for convenience, you can copy it to the address bar of your explorer).
The hosts file is included in Windows and is used by the system when accessing websites. If an IP address is registered on this site for a particular domain, then the call will be made to this address, which is what attackers take advantage of.
If there is no Hosts file at the above address, this means that hidden files are not displayed.
In this case it is necessary:
On Windows XP, Vista and 7: in the Explorer menu, click “Tools”, then “Folder Options”, in the settings window that appears, select the “View” tab, scroll down and check the box next to “Show” hidden folders and files";
On Windows 8: in the Explorer menu, go to the “View” tab, click “Options”, “Change folder and search options”, a settings window will appear, the “View” tab, check the box next to “Show hidden folders and files”.
After the file is found, right-click on it, select “properties” and uncheck the “Read only” box. Right-click again, “Open with...”, select “notepad” or “WordPad”.
After the comments, highlighted with the # sign at the beginning of the line, we will see a list of sites and IP addresses that can be safely deleted, leaving only: 127.0.0.1 localhost.
Save and close the file - done!
If the page is really blocked
There are also cases when VK does not open due to blocking by the service technical support. This means that attackers have accessed your page and used it to send spam and malicious links.
In this case, three options are possible:
- Your page is temporarily blocked (usually for a couple of days) to technical service could verify the authenticity of complaints from other users. If everything is in order, the account will be unblocked.
- If a page is deemed hacked, it is blocked indefinitely. After you try to log into your page, a warning message will appear that you have repeatedly sent spam, and for security reasons you need to change your password. Here you will need to enter your phone number (or email, if the phone number was not specified during registration), you will receive a generated key, which you will need to print in the confirmation window. After this, you are given the opportunity to regain control of the page by specifying Old Password and entering a new one with confirmation, and you will be strongly advised to change your email password and update your antivirus.
- The third and most difficult case is if there is no access to the specified registration e-mail and phone, you will need to contact technical support and ask to unblock your account. To confirm your identity, you will need to provide everything you know about your page: a unique address (looks either like this: id123456789, or like this: KryakovDima, if you changed it in the settings), the approximate date of creation, who was added as a friend, and generally everything, what you can remember (for security reasons, do not indicate information not related to your account - passport details, password Email and so on.). If the information you provide is correct, access to the page will be restored.
If all else fails
If none of the above helped and you still can’t get in touch, then as a last resort you can try reinstalling Windows.
If you are not ready for such steps, then try using “workarounds” - try logging into the VKontakte website by entering its IP address: http://93.186.225.211/. On extreme case You can also try to access the site: a) from another browser (mozila firefox, opera, google chrome etc.) b) from another device (laptop, tablet, smartphone) c) From a friend’s computer who can go to his VKontakte page.
Keep in mind that the actions of attackers are primarily aimed at extorting money from unsuspecting victims, so you should not immediately pay the indicated bills or call/send SMS to PAID numbers - such actions will not help get your account back.
If you came across this article, it means your page on the social network VKontakte has been frozen. What should you do if you went to your favorite social network to relax and chat with your friends, and the administration brought you a gift in the form of such an unpleasant message: “We found on the page suspicious activity and temporarily froze it to take it out of the hands of the attackers"
The messages, of course, are not pleasant, especially when they were frozen for absolutely no reason. When you are blocked for a reason, it is not so offensive, and you can wait for a while thinking about your actions until the blocking period ends.
Why is blocking happening?
Freeze for the following actions:
- Sending spam in personal messages to other VKontakte users;
- Spam, insult, obscene language in public groups and in private messages;
- Fraudulent actions committed against VK users;
- Mass entry into various open groups(mutual exchange of group memberships through services or promotion of all of the above);
- Mass repost (share) of posts and likes (mutual exchange of likes and reposts through services or cheating of all of the above);
- Complaints from users (3-4 complaints from different users, and will be blocked).
These are the main reasons why a VKontakte account is blocked. If you haven’t done any of the above, then this means that you have been hacked, and freezing will only come in handy so that you can change your password and thereby save your contact account from the dirty work of attackers.
The blocking time is set differently, which is influenced by many factors. For example, if you have never been blocked before, and this time a minor violation was noticed (spam, insult, use of services to get likes, reposts), then you can immediately unblock the VKontakte page by changing your password, but if the violation was serious (fraudulent actions) or you have observed minor violations very often, then the freezing period can be very long. From 3 days to 3 months or lifetime ban.
Now let's look at the main question. How to unlock a profile on VKontakte?
How to unfreeze a VKontakte page?
In fact, there is only one way to unlock early. You will need to contact the support service in contact and write to them that you are not to blame for anything, and you knew nothing about the actions that were performed from your account. You need to write very convincingly so that they believe you.
In order to write to support and try to unfreeze your profile, you need to go to this address: vk.com/restore
After you switch, you will need to fill out personal information about yourself step by step. Last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth, scan of a document that will confirm your identity, etc. Without this data, no one will even consider your application. So get ready for a long and tedious procedure.
Personally, I was able to solve my problem this way. I used various services to increase likes, subscribers, etc., and I was often punished for this, and then at one point I was frozen for 3 whole weeks.
I wrote to support, sent all the necessary information and they unblocked me. But this method did not help my friend; he was punished for 1 month. It all depends on who your application goes to. So luck also plays an important role in this situation.
Finally, I want to say the following to all users. Do not use any miracle programs or services that will help, for example, increase votes or hack someone else’s page. This is all a scam, these are the programs they do in order to get your data (password and login). But when they receive all this data, then not only light violations, but also serious ones (fraud) can be committed from your VKontakte account. And these are already big problems. I think there is no need to say which ones exactly.
Why was the VKontakte page blocked? For what? And for how long?
Your VKontakte page has been frozen. Why? For what? There is always a reason; without it, no one is blocked. It may be unexpected for you, because you didn’t do anything wrong. But the reason and duration of the blocking Always indicated on your page if you enter it through the full version of the site. For example, through a browser on a computer. But this is not visible through the VK application.
Logging into a page means not just opening it, but entering the login and password for the frozen page. This is the only way you can find out for how long and why it was blocked.
The reason may be given as follows: “This page has been frozen for sending such personal messages on your behalf...” or “Spammers used your page to massively join groups for the purpose of advertising and promoting these groups.” What does this mean? You didn't care about your safety on VKontakte. Evil people gained access to your password and acted on VKontakte on your behalf: sending spam or joining groups to increase the number of participants. There is no other way to stop this than to block you and force you to change your password.
If you yourself joined a group on a task for which you were promised something, or gave likes (for example, through VkTarget), or voluntarily participated in some other kind of cheating, it’s your own fault. This is prohibited and people are frozen for it. You could also be blocked for sending unwanted messages or advertising (someone complained about you). Of course, attackers who intercepted your password could have done this instead of you. Please note that next time the blocking period will increase or you will be blocked forever.
What to do if blocked?
The page itself will not unlock. What exactly needs to be done to restore access is written in the same place where you were informed about the blocking. The period for which you were blocked is also indicated there. If you don't see this on your phone, log in through full version VC:
How can I find out the reason and duration of blocking? If you don’t see them and think that they weren’t shown to you, log into the frozen page with your username and password through the full version of VK - then you’ll see.
Don't register new page to the same number! You will not be able to restore access to the one that was frozen (or it will be difficult).
If your page was not hacked, but simply frozen for violating the rules, log in to it with your username and password. Follow the instructions that the site will give you, and you will unfreeze the page.
What should I do if the page is hacked and blocked, I can’t log in?
If the page was hacked, then most likely the attackers changed the password and you can no longer log in. If you are using VK from a computer, you need to check your computer with an antivirus (if malware left, you will be hacked again) and restore access (that is, unblock).
How to unlock a page from your phone through the application?
You see a message on your phone "Your page is blocked" or "Error. Your account is blocked." In this case, we advise you not to try to do anything from your phone, but to sit down at a normal computer, laptop, or at least take a tablet (but open not the application, but the full version of the site), and unlock the page from it. See the link to the instructions above.
Also, in the future, it wouldn’t hurt to learn at least about basic safety measures. Anyone who follows them does not have similar problems: VKontakte Security.
If you have been hacked, you need to act quickly. Fraudsters may ask your friends to borrow money on your behalf. Here are instructions on what to do when you are hacked: What to do if your VKontakte page is hacked.
To log into Contact, we recommend that you always use the “Login” start page (VHOD.RU) - this will help you avoid ending up on fraudulent sites, and the login process itself will be easy and fast. Login has been helping people since 2010.
How do you know for sure that a page is blocked?
On the blocked page you see something like this:
We detected suspicious activity on Tanya’s page and temporarily frozen to snatch it from the hands of criminals. If you have the opportunity to contact Tanya, let her know that her page is safe, but needs to be defrosted.
Or this:
The page was blocked based on user complaints. It may have been hacked.
If you read this carefully, you should understand that nothing happened to the page, it was not deleted. It’s just that all actions on it are suspended until the blocking period passes and the owner of the page restores access (that is, you).
Are you really blocked?
When the page is unblocked, will everything on it remain as it was?
Yes, everything on the page will remain as it was, nothing will disappear or change. But keep in mind that if a hacker was in charge of your page before it was blocked, he could have deleted or changed something. In any case, you will have to draw conclusions from what happened and no longer find yourself in a situation where your page has to be blocked.
If a hacker deleted your photos, you will have to restore them through the support service - How to recover a deleted VKontakte photo (read to the end).
Can people send me messages to a blocked page?
No, they can't. Until you unblock the page, people will only see "Page blocked" or "User deleted" and they won’t be able to send anything.
Is unlocking free?
Yes, unlocking and restoring access is always free. If you are offered to pay, send SMS, transfer money somewhere, etc., then you are 100% dealing with scammers. It just seems to you that they are from VKontakte. Not really. Read it from start to finish:
How can I find out who blocked my page?
Your page has been blocked (frozen) by the VKontakte administration. They themselves could have noticed that your page violates the rules, or one of the other users could have suggested this to them through the “Complain” function. This is for you no way to know. It’s better to read the rules for using the VK website and don’t violate them again.
For what period, how long is the page blocked?
For as long as needed. If your page was blocked, you were informed of the blocking period (if you don’t read well, that’s your problem). This period depends on the seriousness of the violation and whether this is the first violation or not. As you have already seen above, next time the blocking time will increase.
Is it possible to unblock a page ahead of schedule?
Unfortunately, unblock the page earlier specified period it is forbidden. No way.
What to do if the page is blocked forever?
Indeed, this also happens. You receive a message: "Unfortunately, we have detected abuse associated with your page and it has been permanently blocked." More information about this is described here:
Where to complain about blocking of a VKontakte page?
There is no point in complaining and there is no point in it. By registering on the VKontakte website, you agreed with its rules (without this it is impossible to create a page). The rules clearly state that you are fully responsible for the safety of your username and password. Even if your page was blocked due to “hacking”, it is your fault - you were inattentive to security. If you don't understand how your password was stolen, a computer specialist can explain it to you. There is no use arguing with something you have already agreed to.
What to do if VKontakte still doesn’t log in?
Other instructions
The “Login” start page helps against blocking
To safely log into the VKontakte website and not get caught by scammers who lure people and steal passwords, always use the “Login” start page (address VHOD.RU). Put it on yourself home page and use it to log in every time.
