'The Firewall of the United States' Ransomware is one of many examples of ransomware Trojans attacking the United States under the guise of having the legal authority to block your computer. However, 'The Firewall of the United States' Ransomware isn't affiliated with any law enforcement group from the US or elsewhere; furthermore, 'The Firewall of the United States' Ransomware has no functions to detect the illegal 'downloading' crimes that 'The Firewall of the United States' Ransomware supposedly acts to prevent. Like any ransomware Trojan, 'The Firewall of the United States'...

'Metropolitan Police Total Policing' Ransomware is a fake alert-issuing ransomware Trojan that claims to block your applications and the Windows desktop due to copyright infringement-related crimes that supposedly have been committed through your computer. Despite its pretensions of being a legal authority, 'Metropolitan Police Total Policing' Ransomware is a criminal program that can't detect crimes or monitor such activities. Since SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have confirmed that there's no point in paying 'Metropolitan Police Total Policing' Ransomware's fraudulent legal...

Disk Antivirus Professional is a rogue anti-virus scanner that displays fake system alerts regarding nonexistent malware infections, along with equally-fraudulent scanner results. These fake anti-virus features are used to encourage victims to purchase Disk Antivirus Professional – before they realize that Disk Antivirus Professional can't detect or remove viruses or any other form of malware. As one of many members of the family of scamware, Disk Antivirus Professional also may conduct other attacks against your PC, the most meaningful of which SpywareRemove.com malware experts warn...

Cyber Crime Unit Ransomware is a Greek ransomware Trojan that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have identified as being a variant of prominent Reveton Trojans. Like other members of the Reveton family, Cyber Crime Unit Ransomware displays a fake legal warning, blocks you from using other programs and requests that you pay a voucher fee to avert such potential consequences as time in jail or thousands of Euros in additional fines. However, these threats are all bluster and no bite, with Cyber Crime Unit Ransomware being an illegal program that isn't affiliated with Greece's law...

'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware is a spin-off of similar digital scams like the Ukash Virus family, Reveton trojans or the FBI Green Dot Moneypak Virus . Like similar ransomware trojans, 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware displays a fake legal warning that insists that punishment for PC-based crimes (such as pornography distribution) is imminent if a fine isn't paid within three days. Some common punishments that are threatened include thousands of dollars in legal fines and/or jail time. However, 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware isn't...

Malta Police Force MPF Ransomware is an example of long-occurring ransomware Trojan campaigns that have, apparently, decided to leave no stone unturned in their search for victims. Like most other members of its family (which SpywareRemove.com malware experts have identified as the Reveton group of Trojans), Malta Police Force MPF Ransomware targets a specific country in Europe – the Republic of Malta – and claims to be a software representative of that country's police force implemented for halting computer-related crimes. However, Malta Police Force MPF Ransomware's pop-up...

Multi-Rogue XP Total Security is a sub-classification for rogue anti-spyware members from the FakeRean family that specialize in infecting Windows XP-based PCs. However, according to previous research by SpywareRemove.com malware experts, other versions of Windows also are at risk of FakeRean attacks from variants that are, in turn, specialized for either Windows 7 or Windows Vista. Members of the Multi-Rogue XP Total Security group of scamware create fake malware warnings and scans that are full of inaccurate results, which never detect real infections or problems with your computer....

Using the names of two yet-to-be-implemented legal bills – SOPA and PIPA – the Master Penalty Document Virus pretends to have the legal authority to block your computer while the Master Penalty Document Virus demands ransom money to reverse this attack. Although the Master Penalty Document Virus claims to have detected criminal activity affiliated with your computer, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers haven't found any such crime-detecting functions related to any Master Penalty Document Virus infection, which should be considered to be malicious and illegal, itself. Like all...

While the real Windows Action Center is a default tool that helps to maintain Windows security and resolve various system problems, the Fake Windows Action Center is a malicious substitute that keeps the appearance of Windows Action Center while it gives you false information about your PC. Typically, such attacks are associated with rogue anti-malware scanners and are used to promote scamware products by implying that some form of anti-malware protection has yet to be activated. While Fake Windows Action Centers are common characteristics of FakeRean -based fake anti-malware programs,...

The Ministerio del Interior Virus is a Spanish variant of a series of ransomware Trojans that have been distributed throughout various first-world countries, with an emphasis on Europe. Along with ' Bllgisayarinizin Bloke Edilmiştir. Türk Polisi' Ransomware f, ' Az ön számítógépe blokkolásra került. Magyar Rendőrség' Ransomware and ' Il vostro computer è stato bloccato' Ransomware , the Ministerio del Interior Virus displays a new format for its fake legal warning. However, in all other respects, the Ministerio del Interior Virus is identical to additional new members of the...

Multi-Rogue Defender is a sub-category of FakeRean, a large group of rogue anti-malware, anti-spyware and anti-virus programs that display fake system information to promote the purchase of their own scamware. Members of the Multi-Rogue Defender branch of FakeRean may adjust their names to match your operating system and also are likely to disable various security-related Windows applications. While Multi-Rogue Defender members tend to look similar to actual anti-malware scanners, they can neither detect nor delete malware of any sort, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that...

'Az ön számítógépe blokkolásra került. Magyar Rendőrség' Ransomware claims to be a representative of Hungarian law enforcement but actually is an illegal program that's designed to steal money through fraudulent criminal accusations. By displaying a pop-up that includes threats concerning a variety of probable and improbable computer crimes, 'Az ön számítógépe blokkolásra került. Magyar Rendőrség' Ransomware hopes that you'll pay its fee to get out of your legal trouble – even if you haven't committed any of the crimes that 'Az ön számítógépe blokkolásra...

Italy is a very popular country for ransomware Trojan attacks, with 'Il vostro computer è stato bloccato' Ransomware being just the latest of many examples of ransomware Trojans that display fake police warnings to extort money from their victims. In addition to its faux legal threats, 'Il vostro computer è stato bloccato' Ransomware also may install other malware, modify your system settings, hijack your browser and/or block other applications. In spite of the claims in its pop-up, 'Il vostro computer è stato bloccato' Ransomware isn't a representative of Italy's law enforcement and...

'Bllgisayarinizin Bloke Edilmiştir. Türk Polisi' Ransomware is one of the latest variants of Reveton-based ransomware Trojans and keeps in line with that family's traditional hoax of attempting to impersonate local law enforcement officials. While 'Bllgisayarinizin Bloke Edilmiştir. Türk Polisi' Ransomware's pop-up accuses you of almost every crime that can be performed with a computer, 'Bllgisayarinizin Bloke Edilmiştir. Türk Polisi' Ransomware also may be installing other malware (such as spyware) and never should be considered to be legal software whose ransom fee should be...

Vista Security Plus 2013 is one of the most recent additions to the FakeRean family of rogue anti-malware scanners, and, like all members of , displays inaccurate security alerts and scanner results to make you believe that your PC is threatened by innumerable Trojans, viruses and other PC threats. Even though Vista Security Plus 2013 imitates the looks of an anti-malware product very precisely, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have verified that Vista Security Plus 2013 doesn't have any real anti-malware functions and can't protect your PC from any form of malicious software. Although...