Also known by the alias of Lyposit, Adneukine is a group of ransomware Trojans that cover your desktop with fake legal warnings (with contents that are designed to be specific to various countries throughout Europe) and block you from using your computer. Europe is a particularly high-value target for Adneukine ransomware, which will load a regionally-appropriate fake police warning by detecting your IP and then contacting an external website for the relevant image file. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you treat all variants of Adneukine as malicious and illegal...

SUISA Ransomware creates a pop-up window with fake legal accusations about your file-downloading behavior as a means of extorting you for money. Contrary to its appearance, SUISA Ransomware isn't linked to the real SUISA (a Switzerland-based collecting society for musical artists) and will attack your PC even if you aren't guilty of downloading music illegally. Because SUISA Ransomware can prevent you from using any other programs while SUISA Ransomware tries to collect its fraudulent ransom fee, SpywareRemove.com malware experts suggest using any means required to block SUISA...

'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware is a Danish Police Trojan that locks your computer by displaying a fake legal warning about your file-downloading history. Although 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware insists that you pay a fine to make up for your apparent online crimes, 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware isn't associated with Denmark's law enforcement and launches its attacks without any regard for your guilt or innocence. If your PC has been locked by 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware, SpywareRemove.com malware experts can recommend several ways of disabling...

AKM Police Ransomware is a Police Trojan that's based on the same family as Luxorr Police Ransomware and KODA Police Ransomware . AKM Police Ransomware's attacks attempt to disguise themselves as legal warnings from the police and 'Gesellschaft der Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger' (an Austrian artist-rights organization), but AKM Police Ransomware isn't linked to either of these entities. By accusing you of online criminal actions regardless of your innocence and blocking you from using your PC, AKM Police Ransomware attempts to ransom your PC for a Paysafecard fine. In...

Luxorr Police Ransomware is a close relative of KODA Police Ransomware that's been re-specialized for attacking Luxembourgian residents. With a fake police warning that accuses you of downloading music illegally, Luxorr Police Ransomware hopes to extract a 'fine' for your sins that will be transferred straight into criminal possession. Ransomware-based PC threats like Luxorr Police Ransomware usually will take added steps to disable your computer, but SpywareRemove.com malware analysts haven't seen any signs of Luxorr Police Ransomware's attacks being irreversible. Disabling Luxorr...

A spinoff of the same scam as the Koda Virus , KODA Police Ransomware is a new Police Trojan that claims to be authorized to block your computer as a penalty for your file-downloading activities. While you may or may not be guilty of such common misdeeds, KODA Police Ransomware displays its fake alert even if you're blameless, and any money given to KODA Police Ransomware to unlock your PC actually makes its way into criminal hands. To disable KODA Police Ransomware's misleading warning message and unlock your PC, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers advise you to use anti-malware...

Troj/Plugx-G is a Trojan that is included in a targeted attack against Tibetan activists abusing Nvidia file to load malware. The malware attack delivering Troj/Plugx-G uses an Nvidia application vulnerable to DLL preloading. The malware attack bears a RTF (Rich Text Format) document via the email that's rigged with an exploit for a Microsoft Office vulnerability. The document poses as a statement from the Tibetan Youth Congress. If opened on an affected computer system that doesn't have the corresponding Microsoft Office patch, the exploit drops and runs a self-extracting WinRAR...

TROJ_ARTIEF.NTZ is a Trojan that downloads and installs a backdoor Trojan called BKDR_RARSTONE.A on the infected computer system. TROJ_ARTIEF.NTZ proliferates via a spam phishing email that carries a specially-crafted .DOC file, detected as TROJ_ARTIEF.NTZ. Once executed, TROJ_ARTIEF.NTZ downloads a harmful file that attempts to fool recipients into thinking it is a legitimate document. If a recipient opens a malevolent attachment of a fake email, his/her computer gets affected by TROJ_ARTIEF.NTZ.

BKDR_RARSTONE.A is a backdoor Trojan that is similar to PlugX, a type of Remote Access Trojan (RAT) used in certain high-profile APT attacks. PlugX is able to disguise its malicious codes by decrypting and loading a backdoor 'executable file' directly into memory, without the need to download the actual 'executable file'. BKDR_RARSTONE.A spreads via a spam phishing email that includes a specially-crafted .DOC file, detected as TROJ_ARTIEF.NTZ. BKDR_RARSTONE.A is dropped and executed by TROJ_ARTIEF.NTZ on the corrupted PC. When installed, BKDR_RARSTONE.A downloads and executes the...

'MiniDuke' is a malware threat that aims at European government entities and institutions in the Ukraine, Portugal, Romania, and other countries via Adobe affecting vulnerable computers through PDFs that seem to be real. Once the malicious PDF file is downloaded to a targeted computer system, the exploit, which was written in Assembler, takes advantage of unpatched flaws in Reader versions 9, 10, and 11. Once MiniDuke is running on the computer system, it creates a unique identifier and encrypts any communication it might have with its authors. MiniDuke also includes mechanisms created...

Shopping Sidekick is an adware program that will display its own pop-up ads on Dell, Amazon, Walmart and other websites that Internet users are visiting. These pop-up advertisements will be illustrated as boxes carrying a variety of coupons that are available or as underlined keywords, which when clicked will show a pop-up advertisement that claims it is sent to web users by Shopping Sidekick. Shopping Sidekick is an add-on for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome that is mainly added when web users install other free applications. When PC users install these free...

Genuine Microsoft Software Ransomware is a Windows Locker Trojan that blocks you from using your OS, supposedly because you're using a pirated or counterfeit copy of the software. Genuine Microsoft Software Ransomware claims to be able to 'validate' Windows for a mere four dollars, but paying Genuine Microsoft Software Ransomware's fine will not unlock your PC – and also will give your personal information to criminals. While Genuine Microsoft Software Ransomware's extortion attempt is perhaps more invasive than those of most types of ransomware, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers...

The 'Ihr Internet Service Provider blockiert' Virus is a German clone of Police Trojans like Confédération Suisse Ransomware , a second Police Trojan that was noted for targeting residents of Switzerland. Just like its clone, the 'Ihr Internet Service Provider blockiert' creates a fake legal warning that accuses you of a long list of Internet-related crimes and requests that you pay a Euro fine through services such as Ukash and Paysafecard. However, because the 'Ihr Internet Service Provider blockiert' Ransomware displays this alert automatically and isn't affiliated with either...

'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware is a French Police Trojan that locks your computer with a fraudulent legal warning about online crimes while asking for a cash payment before you can regain access to Windows. However, despite its pretensions of being an online crime stopper, 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware displays this warning even if you've done nothing wrong, and the funds that 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware requests are sent to criminals rather than France's 'Police Nationale.' SpywareRemove.com malware research team suggests that you disable 'Ordinateur est...

SmartBar Toolbar is an unwanted toolbar that leads to annoying redirects to search.creativetoolbars.com website. SmartBar Toolbar claims to enhance your browsing experience however, in reality, makes some unwanted activities. Although SmartBar Toolbar is not linked to malicious programs, it uses unfair methods to install itself onto vulnerable computers. SmartBar Toolbar comes packaged with other programs, mostly free program downloads; therefore, PC users often do not notice additional software products that are being installed. SmartBar Toolbar targets all main web browsers including...

CouponXplorer Toolbar is an adware application that comes from Mindspark Interactive. CouponXplorer Toolbar is supposed to be a useful toolbar that offers numerous coupons and savings. However, when CouponXplorer Toolbar is installed on the vulnerable computer, it loads not only the toolbar. CouponXplorer Toolbar will change the default home page and search engine to a modified search engine. CouponXplorer Toolbar is able to change the affected web browser's settings on the compromised machine. CouponXplorer Toolbar may search for consent from the PC user but due to default setup, most...

W32.Jabberbot is a worm that circulates through removable drives and opens a back door on the targeted computer system. When W32.Jabberbot is run, it creates the file. W32.Jabberbot may create the registry entries so that it can run automatically every time Windows is started. W32.Jabberbot may also strive to propagate through removable drives by creating copy of itself as the particular file. W32.Jabberbot then opens a back door on the infected computer by communicating over the XMPP network permitting the remote attacker to perform malicious actions such as Upload, download, delete,...

Trojan.Betabot is a Trojan that opens a back door on the infected computer. When executed, Trojan.Betabot copies itself to the specific location on the corrupted PC. Trojan.Betabot creates the registry entries that allow it to load automatically whenever Windows is started. Trojan.Betabot may also create and modify other registry entries on the targeted PC. Trojan.Betabot then modifies the registry entries to lower Internet security settings. Trojan.Betabot creates a hidden instance of the 'iexplore.exe' process and inserts a code into it. Trojan.Betabot then connects to one of the...

Backdoor.Win32.rbot.kur is a backdoor Trojan that is typically found in Temporary Internet Files within an infected computer system. Removal of Backdoor.Win32.rbot.kur with many anti-virus programs is problematic for numerous computer users. Backdoor.Win32.rbot.kur might be difficult to remove from the affected computer system because it resides in external media. Backdoor.Win32.rbot.kur allows attackers to obtain full remote access and control of the compromised PC.

W32/Autorun.worm.aaeb-h is a worm that uses advanced techniques (such as polymorphism) to distribute itself and avoid detection. W32/Autorun.worm.aaeb-h's current payloads largely consist of variants of Zbot Trojans and various backdoor Trojans. Like other members of W32/Autorun.worm.aaeb, W32/Autorun.worm.aaeb-h can make alterations to its own code to confuse anti-malware software and, like any worm, W32/Autorun.worm.aaeb-h can create copies of itself in multiple locations. SpywareRemove.com malware experts still recommend the usage of anti-malware products for removing...