Windows Performance Adviser is a new version of scamware from the Win32/FakeVimes family. Because Windows Performance Adviser and its kin all copy the appearance of an outdated version of Windows Security Center, you may initially be fooled into thinking that they're anti-virus products, but SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have thoroughly confirmed that Windows Performance Adviser is a rogue AV program without any real security functions to offer. Like closely associated types of fake anti-virus applications, Windows Performance Adviser may even attack your real security...

Windows Pro Rescuer is a new member of the Win32/FakeVimes subcategory of rogue anti-virus scanners. After Windows Pro Rescuer is installed, system scans, pop-up warnings and other forms of fake security information will try to mislead you into purchasing Windows Pro Rescuer's 'full' version to defend your computer against a growing host of PC threats, including both malicious software and live attacks. However, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers consider this a poor choice of a security solution, since Windows Pro Rescuer, itself, isn't able to detect any type of PC threat and may...

West Yorkshire Ransomware is one of the latest variants of the infamous Ukash Virus, sporting a new look that West Yorkshire Ransomware also shares with its French clone, Sacem Police Nationale Ransomware . Unlike its French twin, West Yorkshire Ransomware prefers a Ukash-based ransom scam, but the other details of its attacks – including a pop-up that blocks you from using programs or any part of the Windows interface, accusations of your PC having been caught in illegal music-uploading/downloading activities and fake references to a regional law enforcement agency remain in line...

Sacem Police Nationale Ransomware is a recently-identified ransomware Trojan that strongly resembles members of the Trojan:Win32/Ransom.DU (AKA the 'Ukash Virus') family. Like Votre ordinateur est bloqué Gendarmerie Ransomware and Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware , Sacem Police Nationale Ransomware targets the nation of France, although other versions of this globe-trotting Trojan have been spotted by SpywareRemove.com malware experts on both sides of the Atlantic. Just as similar ransomware Trojans are wont to do, Sacem Police Nationale Ransomware creates a pop-up alert that...

Despite its name, Windows Safety Toolkit isn't a program that's involved in any type of security-enhancing features, but rather, a rogue anti-virus product that attacks your PC's security while attempting to defraud you of your money. In accordance with its larcenous intentions, Windows Safety Toolkit will display a variety of fake warning messages to make you think that your only recourse is to buy its registration key so that Windows Safety Toolkit can delete these nonexistent PC threats. However, because Windows Safety Toolkit doesn't actually detect real attacks, infections or...

Votre ordinateur est bloqué Gendarmerie Ransomware is a new French version of ransomware from the Ukash Virus family, which also includes the ' I Suoi Archivi Sono Stati Cifrati' Trojan , Poliisi Tietoverkkorikos Tutkinnan Yksikkö Ransomware , the Scotland Yards Ukash Virus , Police Central e-crime Unit (PCEU) ransomware , the Strathclyde Police Ukash Virus , Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware and Fake Federal German Police (BKA) notice variante . While Votre ordinateur est bloqué Gendarmerie Ransomware isn't the first ransomware Trojan from this family to attack France,...

Windows Antivirus Care boasts a surprisingly wide range of security features, but as a rogue anti-virus application, Windows Antivirus Care's features are included easily only because all of them fail to perform their self-described functions. Like its scamware ancestors that are also descendants of , Windows Antivirus Care offers fake system information, alerts and infection warnings to stir up fear over PC threats that really aren't on your computer, all in hopes of encouraging you to dole out a little money for its registration fee. SpywareRemove.com malware experts suggest that you...

What Windows Guard Solutions lacks in originality as a rogue anti-virus program, Windows Guard Solutions makes up for in the potency of its attacks, which include a security-ravaging combination of browser hijacks, blocked program access, fake pop-up alerts and various disabled Windows features. Although Windows Guard Solutions looks like an anti-virus scanner with an exceptional range of features, Windows Guard Solutions's real functions can only reduce your computer's safety, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers suggest deleting Windows Guard Solutions, like all members of the...

Far from being a guardian of your computer's safety, Windows Safety Manager is a rogue anti-virus application that creates fake security alerts for the purposes of making its nonexistent services seem needed, as well as using a selection of other attacks that directly reduce your PC security. Symptoms of a Windows Safety Manager infection can include pop-up alerts, search engine hijacks, disabled Windows security features and problems with launching or running PC security programs. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers suggest that you do your best to identify and ignore fake alerts...

Although Greece's financial difficulties have been in global news for quite some time, its relative dearth of funding hasn't stopped criminals from developing a Greek-specific variant of the Ukash Virus, which is identified as Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware. Aside from a change of language and other aesthetic quirks, the operating methodology and presentation by Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware is identical to that of other members of its family: by creating a program-blocking pop-up and accusing you of committing line crimes, Athens...

Bundespolizei National Cyber Crimes Unit Ransomware is another version of the Ukash Virus (noted by many clones and synonyms, such as the Fake Federal German Police (BKA) notice variante) that targets Germany, although other variants of Bundespolizei National Cyber Crimes Unit Ransomware can target countries such as Canada, the United States and France. Like its close relatives, Bundespolizei National Cyber Crimes Unit Ransomware prevents you from using other programs by blocking your screen with a fraudulent criminal activity pop-up alert, and instructs you to use one of several digital...

Windows Antivirus Patch, contrary to its name, doesn't have any genuine or functional anti-virus or security features, although its looks and pop-ups will try to convince you differently. Like other fake anti-virus programs that are classified under Win32/FakeVimes, Windows Antivirus Patch displays inaccurate security information as part of a plan to con you out of money and personal information in the registration process for its software. Windows Antivirus Patch's con artist-related attacks actually are some of the least dangerous functions that Windows Antivirus Patch is designed...

In keeping with its predecessors, Windows Protection Unit will display the same fake alerts, inaccurate scans and other types of fraudulent security information to make it appear as though your PC is under attack by countless threats. Since Windows Protection Unit isn't able to detect or remove any type of genuine PC threat that could endanger your computer, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers discourage any interaction with Windows Protection Unit other than faking its registration (if necessary) and removing Windows Protection Unit with a real anti-malware application. As a rogue...

Windows Crucial Scanner is a late entry into a family of rogue anti-virus programs that use inaccurate system alerts and scanner results that aren't in sync with reality to promote themselves and steal money in exchange for worthless security features. Like all members of that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have had a chance to analyze, Windows Crucial Scanner is also capable of hijacking your online searches or blocking real security programs, with victimized software including even basic Windows utilities like Task Manager. Since these attributes upgrade Windows Crucial...

SFX Fake AV is a combination of ransomware Trojan and rogue anti-virus program that locks down your PC and requests that you purchase a registered version of its 'AV' software, supposedly as a consequence of your computer being used to commit illegal file-trafficking activities. However, SFX Fake AV isn't affiliated with any type of legal agency and its software registration offer doesn't have any purpose except to steal money and financial information from its victims. In an innovative fashion for a ransomware Trojan, SFX Fake AV also displays some characteristics that are common to...