FBI Moneypak Virus Black Screen of Death

Posted: October 25, 2012

Threat Metric

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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	37

First Seen:	August 31, 2012
Last Seen:	January 21, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The FBI Virus Black Screen of Death is a ransomware Trojan that displays a fake system alert, covers your entire screen and prevents you from using any other program. As a false pretext that justifies this attack, the FBI Virus Black Screen of Death claims that your computer has been locked because of various illegal activities, but SpywareRemove.com malware analysts can verify the lack of ties between the FBI Virus Black Screen of Death and the United States FBI. The end of the FBI Virus Black Screen of Death's scam comes when the FBI Virus Black Screen of Death requests money in return for restoring your PC, but FBI Virus Black Screen of Death can be disabled with standard anti-malware tactics, after which any qualified anti-malware scanner can delete the FBI Virus Black Screen of Death for free.

Why FBI Virus Black Screen of Death Wants You to Think That the Police is Coming for You

The FBI Virus Black Screen of Death, while it acts like a digital warning notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, actually is a ransomware Trojan that targets US victims and has been seen in other variants prior to this point. Clones of the FBI Virus Black Screen of Death include Police Central e-crime Unit (PCEU) ransomware, the Metropolitan Police Ukash Virus (which targets the United Kingdom), 'Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section' Ransomware and FBI Green Dot Moneypak Virus.

Typical installation routines for FBI Virus Black Screen of Death and its kin involve detecting the country of the infected PC by finding its IP address (which also is displayed in the corresponding warning message). The FBI Virus Black Screen of Death – or another appropriate warning message, depending on the country involved – is then loaded as a screen-wide HTML pop-up. While ransomware Trojans are a veritable epidemic throughout much of Europe, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have taken note of FBI Virus Black Screen of Death as another example of ransomware-based attacks against the United States.

The FBI Virus Black Screen of Death's pop-up warning claims that your computer has been used for multiple crimes, including terrorism and viewing illegal forms of pornography. As an easy penance for this supposed crime, the FBI Virus Black Screen of Death offers a two hundred dollar fine and threatens the victim with jail time if this fine isn't paid within three days. As a ransomware Trojan that doesn't have any legal authority, the FBI Virus Black Screen of Death should be ignored, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts stress the lack of real penalties in failing to pay this fine.

Wiping the Darkness of an Unwarranted FBI Virus Black Screen of Death's Pop-Up Away

Like other ransomware Trojans, FBI Virus Black Screen of Death prevents you from using applications that could be used to disinfect your PC. However, the FBI Virus Black Screen of Death's lockdown is solved by finding an efficient way to boot your computer without FBI Virus Black Screen of Death launching itself. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found Safe Mode and USB device-based boots to be helpful in this cause.

Like any malware, once disabled, the FBI Virus Black Screen of Death can be deleted by anti-malware software. Extensive system scans are recommended, since SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found that ransomware-based attacks like FBI Virus Black Screen of Death's own often are found in the presence of other PC threats, such as Reveton Trojans.

FBI Moneypak Virus Black Screen of Death

Threat Metric

Why FBI Virus Black Screen of Death Wants You to Think That the Police is Coming for You

Wiping the Darkness of an Unwarranted FBI Virus Black Screen of Death's Pop-Up Away

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