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MonaRonaDona is Not a Pretty Picture

Posted: March 11, 2008

MonaRonaDona sounds like some type of painting such as the Mona Lisa but is far from being a masterpiece when you computer has downloaded MonaRonaDona. MonaRonaDona has recently stirred up an uproar on the internet during the past couple of weeks after it was discovered as TROJ_MONAGRAY.A, which is a trojan infection.

MonaRonaDona is one of the latest dirty parasites to hit the internet causing havoc on user's computers. Certain unconfirmed reports online have stated that MonaRonaDona may come from a possible malicious program called Registry Clean Fix. MonaRonaDona may also be a creation from another program called Unigray which is supposed to be a virus detection and removal tool. It was discovered that Unigray is not a legitimate virus tool but part of a Trojan infection. Both of the mentioned programs are all part of painting the full MonaRonaDona picture which is a ploy to infect your computer.

Once a computer is infected with MonaRonaDona it may display messages that are sarcastic in nature but effective in scaring the average computer user. The message that is circulating online from people with computers infected by MonaRonaDona reads:

Hi, My name is MonaRonaDona. I am a Virus & I am here to Wreck Your PC. If you observe strange behavior with your PC, like program windows disappearing etc, it's me who is doing all this. I was created as a protest against the Human Rights Violation being observed throughout the world & the very purpose of my existence is to remind & stress the world to respect humanity.

This message is a trigger for most users to start a search for a solution to removing MonaRonaDona. Performing a search for MonaRonaDona removal processes may lead to users mistakenly clicking on malicious website links that promote rogue software and/or install Trojans onto your computer. This is a cleaver tactic used by MonaRonaDona and may lead to further destruction of your system if you are not carful. This tactic is something fairly new in the security world. It is only natural for a computer user to start searching the internet for a solution to a problem. In the case of MonaRonaDona it is set up as a trap where the odds are some users will actually be directed to a dirty website and end up fighting a losing battle.

MonaRonaDona is the start to new passive tactics used by hackers that create malicious programs. Ultimately the hackers that create MonaRonaDona are out to lure people into a trap and you may end up spending your money on a useless program such as the previously mentioned Unigray. It is always a good suggestion to make sure the source of any website that offers a removal guide is further investigated. Computer users can investigate websites by checking the content, if a site has plenty of valid content aiding in removing parasites then it is legitimate. If a site is brand new with only a few valid pages then it may be a malicious site and you must avoid it at all costs.

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