Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H

Posted: November 27, 2012

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Ranking:	19,290
Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	5

First Seen:	November 27, 2012
Last Seen:	February 14, 2025
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H is a ransomware Trojan that displays fraudulent legal alerts, with details varying with the location of the infected PC, to force victims to pay a fake legal fine. Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H has close ties to other ransomware Trojans like Trojan.Winlock.7431, and Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H also appears to have been designed by the same team of criminals that was responsible for the Koobface botnet. Since the Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H isn't a legitimate tool of law enforcement and doesn't have any right to your money, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers don't recommend that you give in to its fine, which will not even unlock your computer from Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H's attacks. Once you disable the Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H with Safe Mode or other methods, robust anti-malware scans can be used to delete Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H and, with Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H, its fraudulent pop-up warning.

Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H: One of the Latest Phases in Police Officer Impersonation

Like the especially populous Reveton Trojans and various examples of the Ukash Virus spinoffs, Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H infiltrates your PC by exploitative methods and then displays a fake legal alert that's designed to look like a message from your local police. Pop-ups by Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H can reference countries around the globe, particularly emphasizing the 'first world' nations, which malware researchers note is accomplished by geo-locating an infected PC through its IP address.

Alerts by Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H will make it look as though your PC has been traced to various online crimes, and can reference such organizations as the FBI, the Department of Justice and the International Police Association. Regardless of the details of each individual pop-up, Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H always uses it to block you from accessing other programs or the rest of the Windows interface (such as the taskbar).

Also, consistent with standard ransomware strategies, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found that Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H requests money through a voucher such as MoneyPak or Ukash. Since this fine is illegal and can't help your computer even if you pay it, you shouldn't even contemplate funding the criminal activities involved in a Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H infection.

Preventing Your PC from Being the Latest Financial Dupe for Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H's Attacks

Although SpywareRemove.com malware analysts haven't yet confirmed all of Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H's infection vectors, primary distribution channels for Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H most likely are the same malicious website redirects that are used to distribute other ransomware Trojans created by the same gang of criminals. Drive-by-download exploits that install Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H on your browser should be guarded against with safe web-browsing settings, updated software and, of course, good anti-malware programs. Blogging websites appear to be heavily targeted in the original Black Hat SEO exploits that lead, eventually, to these redirects and other attacks.

Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H will stop you from using other programs and must be disabled before your PC can be disinfected. SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend Safe Mode for this purpose. A disabled Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H shouldn't be resistant to being deleted in an anti-malware scan, although before you can identify and delete Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H completely you may need to update your software.

Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H

Threat Metric

Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H: One of the Latest Phases in Police Officer Impersonation

Preventing Your PC from Being the Latest Financial Dupe for Trojan:Win32/Tobfy.H's Attacks

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