Category Archives: Malware
Association of Chief Police Officers
Association of Chief Police Officers infection is another ransomware from the large Ukash virus family. The virus takes a slightly different direction than the previously reported IPA virus, Bundespolizei virus or the Nederlands Politie virus, all of which stated that infected computer’s owner had distributed pornography or illegal music and video files. ...
IPA virus
IPA virus, also known as International Police Association virus, is a cunning threat that infects unprotected computers and disables all paths to access programs and files stored on the machine. In addition to the lock-down of the computer, the virus pops up a message containing the name and logo of the International Police Association whose credentials are used to convince computer users that the organization is responsible for the investigation and that the message is real. ...
Aus sicherheitsgründen wurde ihr windowssystem blockiert virus
Aus sicherheitsgründen wurde ihr windowssystem blockiert virus is a ransomware infection that presents an update message claiming that Windows has to be updated in order to provide the computer’s system with ultimate protection. The fake update message is targeted at computer located in Germany; therefore, if your current location is Germany and you found a message titled “Aus sicherheitsgründen wurde ihr windowssystem blockiert” given on a red background, your computer is infected with a cunning infection, which you should remove immediately. ...
Bundespolizei Virus
Bundespolizei Virus is a variety of Ukash Virus that is a ransomware application aiming for your money. There is a huge number of fake security messages that belong to the Ukash Virus family, each and ever one of them targeting different users in different countries and different languages. Even a ransomware application that targets users in the same country might have a lot of versions. This applies to Bundespolizei Virus as well. ...
Microsoft Windows Ukash Virus
Microsoft Windows Ukash Virus is yet another computer infection from Ukash Virus group as it can be seen from its title. The difference, though, is that Microsoft Windows Ukash Virus claims that it is Windows security system blocking you from your desktop and not national security authorities. This can be observed in case of FBI Moneypak, Bundespolizei National Cyber Crimes Unit, Nederlands Politie Virus and other infections. However, in spite of this little difference Microsoft Windows Ukash Virus is practically the same as the rest of the Ukash Virus infections. ...
Federal Bureau Investigation
Federal Bureau Investigation is a fake computer message that is displayed all over the screen, successfully locking you out of your desktop. It is part of a huge Ukash Virus family. Despite its name, it is not really a computer virus, because it does neither infect nor change the code of legitimate files. Federal Bureau Investigation is classified as ransomware, ...
Buma Stemra Virus
If you live in the Netherlands – Buma Stemra virus is a vicious Windows infection that you need to stay away from. The disturbing application has been represented in slightly different forms, languages and visual interfaces in many European countries, the United States of America and Canada already. Swedes had to fight Den Svenska Polisen It-sakerhet virus, French dealt with Gendarmerie Nationale ransomware, ...
Hotbar
Hotbar is a browser plugin that should be treated as a dangerous adware application, despite being represented as a helpful and innovative add-on. The program is compatible with IE 6/7/8, Firefox 3.6/4.0, MS Outlook and Outlook Express, and is based on the data collected from spying on your browsing habits and collecting other highly sensitive information, which schemers could use to lure you into downloading more malicious programs or spending your money on useless, illegitimate applications, like Live Security Platinum. ...
Your country is eligible for a USA green card
Adware can be one of the most annoying infections, especially when you have to deal with it first hand. "Your country is eligible for a USA green card" message is a pop-up message that appears whenever the user opens an infected browser. And if the user tries to close the message, "Your country is eligible for a USA green card" notification automatically opens another browser window, redirecting the user to its "official" website. ...
Polizia postale e delle comunicazioni virus
Ukash virus is a computer ransomware that has many versions. Polizia postale e delle comunicazioni virus is one of them. Just like FBI Moneypak or Interpol Departament of Cyber Virus, this new infection locks the user's desktop and then displays a threatening message in Italian. ...
