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Bakavers.in

Posted: June 6, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 3,284
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 7,703
First Seen: June 6, 2014
Last Seen: October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Bakavers.in is a website used in ransomware campaigns, which attempt to lock the PC, its desktop, stored files or pertinent programs until a fee is paid to their masterminds. Although analyzes on Bakavers.in's entire content are forthcoming, malware researchers already have verified this Web domain's use of fraudulent legal alerts seemingly acting on behalf of the United States NSA. Contact with Bakavers.in may be a danger to your PC, and proper anti-malware protocols should be followed to remove any threat that redirects your browser to Bakavers.in or loads Bakavers.in pop-ups automatically.

Why Your PC's Security may Depend on Ignoring the National Security Agency

Police Trojans and other threat programs that disguise themselves as agents of law-enforcement agencies may use pop-up windows to display their threats. However, a Web browser's pop-up window requires a website – and this is where one sees domains like Bakavers.in make an entrance. Although Bakavers.in uses an India-specific domain identifier, its content currently is specialized for attacking United States victims with fraudulent warnings supposedly issued by the Central Security Service and the NSA. Like similar attacks malware experts have seen elsewhere, Bakavers.in pop-up attacks automatically claim that their victims have violated copyright law or distributed underage pornographic media.

At this time, malware researchers still are trying to identify the threat responsible for creating Bakavers.in pop-ups, which may accompany other acts of aggression, such as:

  • You may be unable to use other applications, particularly security-critical ones like Task Manager.
  • Your desktop image may be changed automatically.
  • You may be unable to close a Bakavers.in pop-up or other, equally unwanted browser windows. Most fake Police Trojan attacks may remove the borders from their pop-ups to prevent them from being closed, minimized or moved.

Bakavers.in insists on paying your way out of its unjustified accusations with MoneyPak, but malware researchers always discourage rewarding threat authors for their misdeeds. Besides the sheer illegality of Bakavers.in, it also should be kept in mind that Bakavers.in's administrators have no resource to restore any PC, even after a full ransom payment.

Reversing Direction from a Bakavers.in Pop-Up Attack

As a general guideline for your safety, any visit to a site like Bakavers.in, which has been solidly established as a host of toxic content, should be regarded as a potential attack that could infect your computer by default. Blocking scripts and using up-to-date software, along with good browser security features, all are part of preventing these attacks. Nevertheless, any sight of Bakavers.in is a case for scanning your PC with anti-malware tools.

Most Trojans that create pop-up hoaxes for Bakavers.in and other sites may block your software, your desktop or even your entire operating system. Malware researchers find it safest to follow standard threat-disabling strategies, such as booting through USB devices, before regaining access to the security tools that can delete a Trojan associated with Bakavers.in ransoms.

Like most ransomware domains, Bakavers.in also exemplifies the heavy use of social engineering strategies that trick victims with displays of 'government' symbolism, in an attempt to collect money before you ask any hard questions.

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