Internet Crime Complaint Center warning is a new scam that belongs to the “ransomware” group of infections. This is a desktop locker, as well as the keyboard locker of the infected computer. Users who got this nasty Trojan can’t do anything to get their systems back to work. By the way, all the PC restart attempts turn out to be vain, irrespective of how many times the restart attempts were accomplished. The virus comes as a fake Internet Crime Complaint Center notification that says this:
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
flv_codec_pack_228_full.exe – file that may be infected with virus
Today there are many viruses in the world wide web that can be spread in various forms. Often hackers use all kinds of methods of implanting malwares into the potentially attackable computers. For example, they create the executable and name it as flv_codec_pack_228_full.exe. However, in reality this executable contains virus file which, upon execution, may bring serious malware into your system. We found about the name of this executable just recently and therefore hurry up to notify our readers about it.
How to remove scour redirect virus?
Today many active PC users suffer a lot due to the problem of their browser being hijacked with scour.com online redirection trojan. It is also known as click.scour.com redirect issue. This means that instead of their normal browser interface they see the unusual background and the search bar that associates itself with scour.com. When they indicate certain search request the chances are that they will find some information they need, however, there may also be other redirection to certain unwanted sites, with various off-topic results also generated. This is the variant of unfair goods promotion and e-commerce, but the saddest part is that this is also a special virus infection that takes the direct part in redirection of your search engine. There are also chances that this virus may also bring other serious malwares into your computer. So, as you see, users must be very careful when they deal with such browser redirection issues.
Poliisi (Osasto Tietoverkkorikollisuuden) virus. How to remove
This virus targets computers located in Finland. It belongs to a special group of computer infections that are categorized as ransomware. From this word one can make the right conclusion that “ransomware” is a desktop-locking program that asks for some ransom to be paid in order to unlock the computer. This infection generally appears out of the blue, without user’s expectation. When one tries to restart the system the same locked status remains, no matter how many restart attempts were applied.
Personal Protector 2013 virus removal tool
Personal Protector 2013 is a new virus that should be correctly understood as fake AV (bogus anti-malware utility). The purpose of this program is to trick unwary users into wasting their funds for the totally useless and fake security software. The behavior of this scam is quite predictable and even similar to that of many other rogues. The program doesn’t ask for user’s permission to enter the computer. Its installation is carried out in a hidden manner, thus users cannot terminate its infiltration process ahead of time. This procedure is carried out with the participation of a special Trojan horse that is very dangerous and may even bring other malwares into your computer. You cannot find Personal Protector 2013 program in the list of your Control Panel where you can easily get rid of any legitimate installed program. Why is it so? Simply because Personal Protector 2013 is a scam that doesn’t use fair methods of entering the PC, so there’s nothing to be surprised about its hazardous nature.
Komputer został zablokowany z powodu naruszenia prawa polskiego. How to fix your PC
The scary warning that says “Komputer został zablokowany z powodu naruszenia prawa polskiego” is another ransomware program that is also described as reveton trojan (ransomware). This is the desktop locker that hijacks the screen of the infected computer and doesn’t let user do anything with it. Restarting the computer doesn’t really help, irrespective of the number of restart attempts. The same locked status and the scary message remains. This message, by the way, is presented as some Polish police alert, but in reality this is the virus that is developed by the team of cyber hackers who want to deceive and trick users of Poland. Here is what the fake police warning message says:
Friday, October 26, 2012
Europol virus. European law enforcement agency ransomware removal
Europol is a good European Law Enforcement Agency that protects the legal rights of European residents. Today, regretfully, hackers user its good name for reaching their evil goals. They developed a new ransomware program, the virus that locks the desktop of the infected computer and asks for a ransom to be paid in favor of its developers. For this reason this ransomware is referred to by some users as Europol virus, even though it has nothing to do with development and distribution of this scareware around various European countries.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Data recovery after virus attack
How to restore missing and hidden files after you successfully removed malware from your system? This is surely a challenge and sometimes even a problem for many PC users. Why is it so? First of all, let us tell about this problem in more details. There are many virus programs in the cyber world today that can cause this problem. We can tell of the latest among them – File Restore, File Recovery, Data Recovery, Data Restore & Data Repair. All these programs surely have good names, but, in fact, these are malicious applications that cause danger to your file integrity. These viruses belong to the group of fake hard drive defragmenters (fake HDDs), also being referred to as bogus system optimizers. There have been many of such fake HDDs since probably the end of the year 2010, and today they are still persistent in attacking many computers all over the world, irrespective of country, gender, nationality or wealth status of active PC users.
Your computer has been locked. International ransomware virus removal
“Your computer has been locked” is a scary notification that is represented in the form of a fake police warning. This is the virus that acts like a desktop (screen) locker. It blocks the entire desktop of the infected computer and doesn’t allow user to do anything with it. When one tries to restart the PC the same locked status will remain. And it doesn’t really matter how many times the computer is restarted – the system remains locked. Unlocking the PC is a challenge for many security blogs and online malware removal platforms. Today we will review the most spread variations of this international ransomware application that has the same warning “Your computer has been locked”, but being specifically translated into other world languages for the purpose of scaring more and more users. Here are the examples of the same ransomware virus that specifically attacks various countries of the world today:
Monday, October 22, 2012
Váš počítač byl uzamčen. Fake warning from Česká Republika Policie (Ústav Počítačové Trestné Činnosti)
Do you believe that your system has been locked by Česká Republika Policie? Please, do not make quick and poorly grounded resolutions yet. If you think your system has been blocked by Česká Republika Policie warning based on the information similar to the one depicted at the screenshot – then you may sigh with relief. This alert isn’t connected to Česká Republika Policie and Ústav Počítačové Trestné Činnosti. Instead, this is the virus that locks the desktop and asks for a ransom to be paid by you in order to unblock it. Such type of virus is often referred to in many security blogs and sites as ransomware, even though not so many PC users in the world realize what exactly this is. Ransomware is a special type of malware that blocks the desktop of the infected computer, asking for certain amount of money to be paid in favor of its developers in order to unlock the screen. Today ransomwares are becoming more and more widely spread in the cyber world, and it seems that they have replaced another type of malwares known as rogues (rogue antiviruses). Who knows the fate of these two types of infections in the future, but as per now we can see that ransomwares are gaining a good niche in the entire cyber malware attack.
Friday, October 19, 2012
secure.file-restore-software.com – malicious site to avoid
secure.file-restore-software.com is actually a fraudulent page that doesn’t exist in Google index. This is a fake site, however, it is widely used to steal money from deceived users who got File Restore malware on their computers. Without any doubt, you need to avoid this page when you see it. Even though it isn’t a real page it is still widely used by hackers as a platform for online payments for the fake system optimization tool named File Restore virus.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
File Restore virus removal. How to recover hidden files
The presence of File Restore malware on your system is a bad sign, the proof of your security protection system being weak. Thus, it allowed this fake hard drive defragmenter to enter your system without your consent or approval. This malware is the direct successor of File Recovery virus that has been on the lips of many users while they searched for the answer on how to remove it effectively. Today it is quite obvious that File Restore is the next scareware that wants to attack your machine, and it comes with the cruelest of intentions. The goal of this hoax is to convince users to pay money for its fake and helpless (useless) licensed version which is not able to do any single good thing for you and your system.
Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha ar shárú ar dhlíthe na tíre Éirinn virus. How to unlock your PC
Do you see a strange warning coming supposedly from the Irish police? It says the following phrase “Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha ar shárú ar dhlíthe na tíre Éirinn”, meaning that your computer has been locked for violation of the law of Ireland. This is not a police warning. This is a fake warning from police, being developed by the team of cyber hackers and online frauds. Be careful with this virus, since it locks your computer screen and wants you to share some of your earnings with the crooks. Here is the extract of what this locker says:
Friday, October 12, 2012
Koda virus (ransomware). How to unlock your PC
The scary warning allegedly coming from KODA organization is a virus developed by hackers to steal money from unwary users. This malware is classified by us as ransomware because it locks the desktop of the infected PC and asks for certain amount of ransom to be paid in favor of the crooks who developed it. What is KODA, by the way?
Thursday, October 11, 2012
System Progressive Protection virus. Uninstall guide
Remove System Progressive Protection malware immediately when you see it on your PC! Be not deceived by this malicious utility when you face it on your computer. This hoax rightfully belongs to the category of fake anti-virus programs that are extremely dangerous and hunt for your money, without giving anything else in response. So, the program prompts you to buy its so-called licensed version which is not able to delete real infections. On the contrary, during the fake scan the rogue tells of many fake threats that aren’t real but simply invented.
Monday, October 8, 2012
How to remove byshcdzyuhso.exe Ransom Trojan
byshcdzyuhso.exe is a serious trojan horse with a random name that is extremely dangerous for your computer. This guide is meant to give clear and up-to-date removal instructions on successful elimination of this scam from your system. Please be careful while you read this post, make sure you follow these tips carefully, with implementation of each recommended step.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Win 7 Home Security 2013 virus. Removal guide.
Win 7 Home Security 2013 is a new rogue that can infect your system nowadays. As always we tell our users to be very careful inside the web and pay more attention to the links and sites you enter and to the program you work on the internet with.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Vista Antivirus 2013 (Win 7 Internet Security 2013) rogue. Removal guide.
Vista Antivirus 2013 (Win 7 Internet Security 2013) is a rogue that penetrates inside your system with one main goal - to steal your money. It can fool you into the purchasing of its product. How can it do that?
Monday, October 1, 2012
Vista Defender 2013 Removal Guide
Vista Defender 2013 is a form of a rogue antivirus program which includes Win7 Defender 2013 and XP Defender 2013 that imitate a real security program – it pretends to scan your computer for security infections and after the imaginary scan this bogus software generates a fake list of supposedly detected security threats. All of the processes which imitates a legitimate security program are displayed with a purpose of tricking unsuspecting PC users into purchasing a licence key for VistaDefender 2013. This malicious software originates from a family of fake antivirus programs called Braviax, previously released rogue programs from this family were named Win7 Security 2012, Win7 Antivirus 2012 and many other. This family or rogues were inactive for about 6 months, but apparently Cyber criminals decided to renew the development and distribution or fake antivirus programs from this family.
International Police Association (I.P.A.) virus removal
International Police Association (I.P.A.) is not associated with the malware you see depicted at the screenshot. This is a fresh ransomware application that was developed by the team of online hackers specifically to collect money from various users around the globe, in particular, in the European region. This is a regional-type ransomware, i.e. it modifies its name and language depending on the target country. The contents of the message user gets are quite scary, no matter what language is used in the very ransomware message. In all cases users are being accused of downloading illegal information over the Internet, watching illegal and adult information and spreading such data among other PC through Internet channels. However, this notice allegedly from I.P.A. has nothing to do with International Police Association.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Fake Hard Drives Diagnostic Report of File Recovery virus
File Recovery is a nasty Trojan sample that belongs to the group of fake hard drive defragmenters. This is a program that is a typical rogue. In fact, there are many other similar programs to it. For example, we can also name Data Recovery, Smart HDD and lots of other rogues that are alike. When this malware enters your system it runs the imitated scan of your computer and reports various system, hard drive and memory errors. The fake report is summarized in the following fake hard drives diagnostic report that tells as follows:
Metropolitan Police virus removal instructions
Is your system infected with a serious ransomware program that dared to name itself as Metropolitan Police warning? Well, you’re not alone. There are many users primarily from the European Union whose PCs got contaminated with this serious cyber disease. But the point is that this virus has nothing to do with well-known UK’s police and its other law enforcement bodies. Neither it has to do with the Police Central E-crimes Unit of Specialist Crime Directorate. This is just the way hackers prepared themselves to reap earnings with extremely unfair methods. They developed a special Trojan horse that infects computers and locks them completely. Afterwards the system turns out to be totally inoperable. The locked status remains after numerous reboots, and user cannot do any business on the infected workstation. There are various sites that tell how to deal with ransomware infections. Some of them are effective whereas some are not. The point is that this virus (also referred to by some as Met Police ransomware) has several versions, and sometimes the removal instructions fit for one version of it and cannot be applied towards other versions. What is the remedy if your PC has been locked with Metropolitan Police system hijacker?
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
System Progressive Protection malware removal
How to remove System Progressive Protection malicious application? Such question, no doubt, is going to be asked by many users whose systems became infected with this junkware. This rogue, by the way, is the direct successor of Live Security Platinum, the virus that has been very persistent over the latest period of time. So, it has been recently replaced by a new horrible utility that names itself as System Progressive Protection. At the same time, there’s nothing progressive in it. Instead, this utility is extremely dangerous and may attack your system considerably, without mercy. So, if this is the case, you need to know the correct remedy on how to prevent the negative consequences of this rogue.
Monday, September 24, 2012
PC Protection virus. Removal guide
PC Protection is a new scam on the web. This is a fake anti-spyware tool that is prepared by hackers in order to rip off many users deceived by them. It acts like a typical rogue antispyware program. First, it implants the machine without user’s consent or approval. The very installation, in other words, is hidden from user’s sight. You cannot find this program in the list of Add/Remove programs of your Control Panel. Why is it so? Well, the answer is simple. PC Protection is the malware that doesn’t act like a decent antivirus application.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Warning: Your computer is infected. Fake popup of Live Security Platinum virus
Live Security Platinum rogue is a master of trickery, no doubt. It gives a lot of scary popups, notifications, warnings and alerts and tells that your system is in a terrible danger. It asks you to buy its full version (license) in order to have all those fake infections removed. However, you should not trust any information you hear from this scam. Otherwise there is a serious risk of your wallet becoming thinner, and the chances are that you will never get your money back. Today we will tell you about one fake notice presented by Live Security Platinum virus. It says this:
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Der Computer ist für die Verletzung der Gesetze von Belgien und wurde blockiert virus
This is a ransomware application (virus) that today attacks Belgium and its people. Being written in German, this nasty Trojan represents real danger to many computers. This is why you should be extremely careful when you see your PC being compromised with this hoax. Here is what the ransomware actually says once it enters your PC:
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
How to restore missing files after File Recovery virus
Today many users suffer a lot from malware aggression. In particular, thousands if not millions of PCs have been attacked with a new malicious application that is known as File Recovery. The actions of this utility are totally contrary to its name. Instead of restoring the files the program hides them by setting up the hidden attribute to all of them, including the folders where they are located. This File Recovery application belongs to the fake HDD category, being a rogue program, in fact. So, we draw your attention to the fact that this is a serious malware that must be removed from your system immediately.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Security Shield. Removal guide.
Security Shield stands for the malware that is very dangerous for your computer. Understanding the need to assist you in malware removal, we’ve prepared the special removal guide that will teach you how exactly to deal with this pest.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
File Recovery virus. Removal guide.
Hello my friends, here I found the article about File Recovery virus and its removal. Today many users suffer a lot from malware aggression. In particular, thousands if not millions of PCs have been attacked with a new malicious application that is known as File Recovery. The actions of this utility are totally contrary to its name. Instead of restoring the files the program hides them by setting up the hidden attribute to all of them, including the folders where they are located. This File Recovery application belongs to the fake HDD category, being a rogue program, in fact. So, we draw your attention to the fact that this is a serious malware that must be removed from your system immediately.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Windows Secure Workstation rogue. Removal tips.
Windows Secure Workstation is one more virus you need to know about. The virus is old (the new is only name) and it has the main gola of getting your money for its malicious product. That is why you need to be very careful if you notice the threat inside your system.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
How can I delete Windows Antivirus Release virus?
The virus we are talking about here is called Windows Antivirus Release. As soon as this malware penetrates inside your system it automatically begins to do its dirty work by scanning your system and showing you the results of the scanning. You will be provided with the list of threats it supposedly finds in your pc. But none of those threats is real!
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
How can I delete Windows Antivirus Machine?
Windows Antivirus Machine is a new virus that infects computers all over the world at present time. And you can be next. That is why we should show you the way it can be eliminated with. When Windows Antivirus Machine virus gets into your system it begins to scan it and provides you with the list of threats it supposedly finds in your machine. But none of these threats is real.
Friday, July 27, 2012
International Police Association (I.P.A.) scam. Tips for removal.
International Police Association (I.P.A.) is a new virus but with old aims and methods of work inside your system. It is the same virus as Metropolitan Police virus and many others from this family. This is totally fake antivirus program that penetrates into your system with one goal - steal your money by fooling you.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Windows Security System virus. Removal tips.
Windows Security System is another fake antivirus that can infect your system through the web. When this rogue penetrates inside your system you will know that for sure. It will provide you with the list of threats it supposedly finds in your machine. But do not panic at once! You do not have any of those threats.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Windows Home Patron. Elimination process.
Windows Home Patron is another fake antivirus that can infect your system through the web. When this rogue penetrates inside your system you will know that for sure. It will provide you with the list of threats it supposedly finds in your machine. But do not panic at once! You do not have any of those threats.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Windows Profound Security virus. Removal guide.
Windows Profound Security is a new virus that infects computers all over the world at present time. And you can be next. That is why we should show you the way it can be eliminated with. When Windows Profound Security virus gets into your system it begins to scan it and provides you with the list of threats it supposedly finds in your machine. But none of these threats is real.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Fake process - VANGUARD.EXE.
VANGUARD.EXE is one more fake malicious process that can do nothing good to your system. Be very careful when you surf the web at present time. We recommend you to scan your system with our anti-malware program GridinSoft Trojan Killer.
Windows Web Commander scam. How it can be eliminated?
We all know that there are a lot of threats inside the web at present time. Windows Web Commander is one of them. This is a program which claims to be an antivirus. But this is a virus that penetrates inside your system and tries to convince you in opposite. Plus, it has its own evil goal.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Get rid of WATERMARK.EXE
WATERMARK.EXE is a new malicous process that can easily be caught inside your system. If you have noticed it you should not delay the removal of this threat.
Elimination of SERVERX.EXE.
SERVERX.EXE is a new malicious process that can easily penetrate into your system through the web. You should all understand that this is a dangerous file and there is nothing good in it.
Monday, July 2, 2012
The removal of Windows Privacy Extension virus.
Windows Privacy Extension is a new virus that infects computers all over the world at present time. And you can be next. That is why we should show you the way it can be eliminated with. When Windows Instant Scanner virus gets into your system it begins to scan it and provides you with the list of threats it supposedly finds in your machine. But none of these threats is real.
Windows Custom Management virus. The removal guide.
Windows Custom Management is a new virus that infects computers all over the world at present time. And you can be next. That is why we should show you the way it can be eliminated with. When Windows Instant Scanner virus gets into your system it begins to scan it and provides you with the list of threats it supposedly finds in your machine. But none of these threats is real.