Trojan.Reveton.F

Posted by Lisa Blanc on November 23, 2012

What is Trojan.Reveton.F?

Trojan.Reveton.F is a Trojan which is notorious for the spread of ransomware infections. The Trojans can get in the system via drive-by downloads, when visiting compromised websites, etc. Once the infection modifies the Registry, corrupts processes, changes security settings and disables the access to the system, it displays a bogus announcement message stating that the computer has been locked by some law enforcement agency which has inspected your PC.

If you find that you cannot use your PC any longer because of the full-screen message providing you with false accusations, it means that you should act immediately to remove the Trojan and restore the settings of the system. The best method for dealing with Trojan.Reveton.F is to use a reliable spyware removal tool; hence we recommend using SpyHunter, which you can use easily if you follow the download instructions provided by our Anti-Spyware-101.com team.

What Trojan.Reveton.F does

Trojan.Reveton.F is known in different countries as an infection displaying different interfaces. For example, the messages displayed in Poland and Italy may be very similar in their design, but may differ from the Spanish version of the virus. However, every version of the Trojan seeks to prompt users to give their money up.

Any message displayed by the Trojan contains the credentials of an authoritative institution, false accusations which are presented as the cause for locking the computer down and personal information such as the IP address and location. The accusations, which you should disregard if your computer is infected with one of the malicious viruses, are related to storing and using pirated or copyrighted material, the use of pornographic content and the spread of terrorist ideas.

In order to unlock the disabled computer, cyber criminals demand a fine which is expected to be paid through one of the following payment systems: Paysafecard, MoneyPak, and Ukash. Different versions of Trojan.Reveton.F provide users which different options for paying the ransom. If your computer is affected by a Trojan infection demanding money from you, ignore the fictitious message and remove the infection urgently.

As the versions of the Trojan vary from country to country, many different cases of Trojan.Reveton.F have been found. They include such ransomware infections as Police on Web Virus, Canadian Security Intelligence Service Virus, Investigation Department Virus, and many others. If you do not remove the ransomware infection you have on your PC, forget about smooth Internet browsing and running of the system. However, if you remove the infection designed to rip you off with SpyHunter, you will be able to use the PC as you did before.

How to remove Trojan.Reveton.F

The Anti-Spyware-101.com team strongly advise you remove Trojan.Reveton.F with the help of an automatic malware tool, because this is the least time-consuming method of malware removal. Moreover, if you install SpyHunter, your system will be provided with the ultimate protection against various computer infections. Please follow our instructions provided to remove the infection.

Windows Vista & Windows 7:

Restart the computer.
As soon as the BIOS screen disappears, start tapping F8. Repeat step 1 and step 2 if the Window logo appears.
In the boot options menu, select Safe Mode with Networking (use arrow keys).
Press Enter to confirm.
Go to http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/spyhunter and download SpyHunter.
Install SpyHunter and run a scan to detect and remove Trojan.Reveton.F.

Windows XP:

Reboot the computer.
Once the BIOS screen disappears, start tapping the F8 key. In case the OS starts loading up normally, restart the computer and try again.
Use up/down arrow keys to select Safe Mode with Networking.
Press Enter.
Click on Yes in the dialog box.
Open the Start menu.
Launch Run.
Enter “msconfig” in the field press OK.
Click on the Startup tab.
Select the Disable All button and press OK.
Download SpyHunter.
Reboot the computer to load up in Normal Mode.
Install the file downloaded and remove the Trojan after running the system can.