‘Canadian Police Association’ Ransomware

Posted: November 14, 2012 | Category: Ransomware | Threat Level: 10/10
Screenshot Similar to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Pop-up Alert and Royal Canadian Mount Police (RCMP) Ransomware , 'Canadian Police Association' Ransomware is a ransomware Trojan that targets Canadian victims with fake legal warnings. These warnings only are displayed to threaten PC users into giving away money through Ukash or Paysafecard as a means of funding further criminal activities. Since 'Canadian Police Association' Ransomware isn't affiliated with the CPA and doesn't have any legal right to penalize your computer, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts suggest that...

‘Poliisi Virus. Tietokoneen on lukittu’ Ransomware

Posted: November 14, 2012 | Category: Ransomware | Threat Level: 10/10
Screenshot The 'Poliisi Virus. Tietokoneen on lukittu' Ransomware is a Finnish variant of older Police Trojans than itself, taking after its relatives by delivering fake legal warnings that are customized for residents of Finland. These alerts claim that you're required to transfer money to the local authorities as a penalty for computer-related crimes like downloading illegal files, but 'Poliisi Virus. Tietokoneen on lukittu' Ransomware actually is a scam that's used to deliver your money into the hands of malware authors. Since the 'Poliisi Virus. Tietokoneen on lukittu' Ransomware will, along...

‘Komputer zostal zablokowany naruszenia prawa polskiego’ Ransomware

Posted: November 12, 2012 | Category: Ransomware | Threat Level: 7/10
'Komputer zostal zablokowany naruszenia prawa polskiego' Ransomware is a ransomware Trojan that pretends to be a warning from the Polish government about child pornography, file piracy, copyright infringement and other computer-based crimes. Instead of being a real emissary from the Policja, 'Komputer zostal zablokowany naruszenia prawa polskiego' Ransomware has been confirmed by SpywareRemove.com malware experts as a Trojan that tries to steal money by threatening you with legal attacks – regardless of whether or not you're guilty of committing the aforementioned crimes. Since...

‘Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha’ Ransomware

Posted: November 9, 2012 | Category: Ransomware
'Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha' Ransomware is an Ireland-specific ransomware Trojan that displays fake alerts that appear to be from Ireland's police force. While these alerts claim that your computer has been used for various crimes and must be locked until you pay a fine, SpywareRemove.com malware experts haven't found any ties between 'Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha' Ransomware and the Garda Síochána, and it can safely be assumed that any money that's paid to 'Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha' Ransomware will make its way into criminal hands. Because the 'Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha'...

Latvijas Policijas Virus Ransomware

Posted: November 8, 2012 | Category: Ransomware | Threat Level: 7/10
Screenshot As Reveton Trojans and Ukash Viruses creep eastward towards fresh targets, the Latvijas Policijas Virus is one of the latest examples of a new ransomware Trojan variant that SpywareRemove.com malware experts have uncovered. Like its relatives, Latvijas Policijas Virus displays a country-specific legal alert, claims that your computer has been used for online crimes and insists that transfer money via a voucher to pay for your wrongdoings. Because the Latvijas Policijas Virus isn't affiliated with Latvia's law enforcement and can't penalize your PC (at least, any more than the...

Ukash Paysafecard Virus Ransomware

Posted: November 7, 2012 | Category: Ransomware | Threat Level: 10/10
The Ukash Paysafecard Virus is a general term for ransomware Trojans that display fraudulent alerts and request ransom fees through either Ukash or Paysafecard (retail-purchasable vouchers). SpywareRemove.com malware research team has found that modern Ukash Paysafecard Virus infections usually are associated with Reveton Trojans and various members of the Ukash Virus family, which customize their alerts for different countries and usually portray themselves as being sent by a law enforcement department. Since Ukash Paysafecard Viruses don't have any real ties to police agencies and...

IRMA (BSA) Virus Ransomware

Posted: November 6, 2012 | Category: Ransomware | Threat Level: 7/10
Screenshot IRMA (BSA) Virus is one of the newest ransomware Trojans to jump on the popular bandwagon of exploiting copyright media issues to attack random PC users. IRMA (BSA) Virus pretends to be a warning from the Information Resources Management Association, but SpywareRemove.com malware experts have confirmed IRMA (BSA) Virus's true identify as criminally-coded and fraudulent malware. The IRMA (BSA) Virus warns its victims that they're required to pay over two hundred dollars to due copyright-related violations, but this fine is illegal and never should be paid. After deactivating the IRMA...

Vista Internet Security 2013

Posted: November 6, 2012 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs | Threat Level: 10/10
Vista Internet Security 2013 is a fake anti-malware program that displays inaccurate messages about attacks against your PC to bully you into buying its software registration. Like other rogue anti-malware programs that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have identified to hail from the family, Vista Internet Security 2013 can be used to block websites, block programs and change your Registry system settings without your permission. Given that Vista Internet Security 2013 can't protect your PC from anything and is an active threat to its safety, you should remove Vista Internet...

Multi-Rogue 2012

Posted: November 5, 2012 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs | Threat Level: 10/10
Multi-rogue 2012 is a subsegment of FakeRean, a family of Windows-specific fake anti-malware, anti-spyware and anti-virus scanners. Variants of Multi-rogue 2012 will use a range of different brand names for the operating system of the infected computer; for example, XP Internet Security 2012 is a variant of Multi-rogue 2012 that's installed on Windows XP computers. Programs classified under the Multi-rogue 2012 label may pretend to be able to remove malware from your computer, but SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found that they don't have any real security features and can't do...

Multi-Rogue 2013

Posted: November 5, 2012 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs | Threat Level: 10/10
Multi-name rogue with 2013, also known as multi-rogue 2013, is a label that's applied to many of the most recent variants of FakeRean-based rogue anti-malware, anti-virus and anti-spyware scanners with the year 2013. The scamware often changes individual brand names while reusing the same basic interfaces, malicious attacks and fraudulent security features that are used to bully victims into purchasing registration keys for the fake security software. As one segment of an extremely large family, multi-name rogues with 2013 are noteworthy for its heavy distribution via drive-by-download...

Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013

Posted: November 5, 2012 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs | Threat Level: 10/10
Screenshot Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013 is one of many instances of the modern rogue anti-malware program from the FakeRean family, a group of scamware that's also been noted for its security-related attacks. Because Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013 uses nearly-constant displays of fake system alerts, infection warnings, fake scans and other faux security information to confuse its victims, the primary danger of a Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013 infection is spending money on Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013 by mistakenly assuming that Win 7 Antispyware Pro 2013 will fix your PC. However, SpywareRemove.com malware...

Vista Antispyware Pro 2013

Posted: November 5, 2012 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs | Threat Level: 10/10
Screenshot Vista Antispyware Pro 2013 is a rogue anti-spyware scanner that detects fake attacks and infections as a way of making itself seem more helpful than Vista Antispyware Pro 2013 is in reality. While Vista Antispyware Pro 2013's criminal coders haven't bothered to include real security functions, Vista Antispyware Pro 2013 does possess several entirely functional attacks that can block other programs, redirect your browser and harm your computer's overall security. Like all members of its family (the well-distributed and often-updated Win32/FakeRean), Vista Antispyware Pro 2013 should be...

XP Antispyware Pro 2013

Posted: November 5, 2012 | Category: Rogue Anti-Spyware Programs | Threat Level: 10/10
Screenshot XP Antispyware Pro 2013 looks like a real anti-malware program in terms of seeming to detect spyware and other attacks against your computer, but as one of the new variants of Win32/FakeRean, XP Antispyware Pro 2013 doesn't have any real functions to find or get rid of PC threats. Inaccurate scans and fake pop-up alerts accompany any XP Antispyware Pro 2013 infection as XP Antispyware Pro 2013 tries to persuade you to spend money on XP Antispyware Pro 2013 – which is, naturally, considered a poor decision. Since SpywareRemove.com malware experts also associate XP Antispyware Pro...

Vista Security Pro 2013

Posted: November 5, 2012 | Category: Rogue Anti-Virus Programs | Threat Level: 10/10
Vista Security Pro 2013 is one of the newest breed of fake anti-malware programs from FakeRean, a large category of rogue anti-malware scanners that display inaccurate system warnings whilst simultaneously disarming your PC's real security software. Other problematic attacks that can be caused by Vista Security Pro 2013 include blocked website access, unusual settings changes and blocked access to other programs. As a clone of pre-existing scamware, Vista Security Pro 2013 shouldn't be purchased regardless of its bluffs of other PC threats attacking your computer. SpywareRemove.com...

Win 7 Antivirus Pro 2013

Posted: November 5, 2012 | Category: Rogue Anti-Virus Programs | Threat Level: 10/10
Screenshot Win 7 Antivirus Pro 2013 requests money to remove various PC threats that only Win 7 Antivirus Pro 2013 can seem to detect, but you should be quick to discard Win 7 Antivirus Pro 2013's idea of PC security – since SpywareRemove.com malware experts have verified that Win 7 Antivirus Pro 2013 doesn't have any real security features at all. While most of its visual displays are oriented to fake alerts about imaginary attacks and malware, Win 7 Antivirus Pro 2013 also may block you from viewing specific websites, prevent you from using security-related programs or compromise your PC's...
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