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NSA Virus

NSA Virus

NSA Virus is a computer infection that spells nothing but trouble. It is a ransomware application that will lock up your desktop and will claim that you have been storing illegal content on your computer. In order to unlock your computer and to avoid criminal sentence NSA Virus will urge you to pay a fine. This program is highly successful in tricking computer users, because it pretends to be a legal representative of the National Security Agency of United States of America, Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. However, all these claims are very far from being true, so you need to remove NSA Virus from your system ASAP. Read more »

MagniPic

MagniPic is a browser add-on which is aimed at improving your experience on Facebook. The browser plug-in, which is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, enable the users to enlarger a picture by simply hovering the cursor over it. However, MagniPic is already known to have caused some problems and some antivirus program flag it as adware, or even Trojan. Our Anti-Spyware-101.com team recommends that you remove MagniPic from the PC. Read more »

Live Security Professional

Live Security Professional

Live Security Professional is a rogue antispyware application also known as fake antivirus program. It is still hard to tell which rogue family this infection comes from, but the fact is that this application is a dangerous threat that should be removed from your computer immediately. Live Security Professional generates a number of malware infection symptoms trying to convince you that your system is infected with multiple threats, but all is done in order to push you into purchasing a product that cannot deliver. Instead of following the rogue’s instructions, you need to remove Live Security Professional from your computer immediately. Read more »

Ministry of Public Safety Canada Virus

Ministry of Public Safety Canada Virus

Ministry of Public Safety Canada Virus is a ransomware infection which barely differs from Royal Canadian Mounted Police Virus and many other ransomware threats that have been detected recently. Ministry of Public Safety Canada Virus is actually a Trojan horse, which gets to the PC by exploiting the vulnerabilities of the system, so it is important to always keep the computer protected. If the computer gets infected with Ministry of Public Safety Canada Virus, it means that the security tool you have is not powerful enough to fight the infection off. Do not wait until the Trojan horse damage the system – remove the threat from the PC once it locks the system down. Read more »

Royal Australian Corps of Military Police

Royal Australian Corps of Military Police

Royal Australian Corps of Military Police is the phrase that you have probably found in the full-screen warning. It is generated by a dangerous Trojan horse infection, which is labeled as Urausy, and which is categorized as ransomware. Due to the fact that the deceitful warning contains more headlines, it is referred to as Australian Communications and Media Authority virus or AFP Crime Commission Virus. The Trojan Urausy has various different warnings, so malware researchers dub them according to the most distinctive features. Royal Australian Corps of Military Police is almost identical to the majority of the latest ransomware infections. If you compared the Canadian, Irish, and other misleading warnings displayed by the Trojan, you would find that they differ in language, logos of the institutions, and the currency in which the so-called fines should be removed in order to have the computer unlocked. Read more »

Search.Tb.Ask.com

Search.Tb.Ask.com

Search.Tb.Ask.com is a search engine that can be classified as a potentially unwanted application along with its Ask Toolbar. It does look very neat and professional, but it is not as much useful as it is distracting and not very good at fulfilling its purpose. The engine does not offer an acceptable level of security, too, which becomes clear after reading their privacy policy. While it would be a bit too far-fetched to call it a browser hijacker, if it happens to be a default search on your browser it would be a good call to remove Search.Tb.Ask.com. Read more »

Arma dei Carabinieri Virus

Arma dei Carabinieri Virus is a serious threat to the integrity of the operating Windows system. The malignant infection has been developed by cyber criminals who may utilize the infamous Urausy Trojan to ensure that your Windows system is blocked, access to the desktop is removed, and a fictitious notification is presented. If you are reading this report, there is no doubt that your PC has already been corrupted and that you have already familiarized yourself with the misleading accusations. The bogus warning on top of the desktop is used to intimidate you into thinking that you have been placed in the black-list of the Internet Police, Ministero degli Affari, l’Allenza per la protezione del diritto d’autore and other well-known law enforcement organizations. This is a scam, and you need to remove Arma dei Carabinieri Virus if you wish to restore access to the PC. Read more »

Poliisin Tekniikkakeskus Virus

Poliisin Tekniikkakeskus Virus is the Finish version of the infamous Ukash Virus or Paysafecard Virus. The clandestine threat could also be recognized as the Police Virus, and this name derives from the credentials of authentic Police departments which will show up on your desktop as soon as the threat locks it down. Aside from the intimidating logos/names, the fictitious alert is also used to introduce you to bogus cyber crime violations which allegedly have been performed from your personal computer. Even though the alert lists your IP address, country and Windows version, you should have no doubts that every piece of information presented is completely bogus. All of this is a scam to convince you to pay a fine of 100 Euros. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that you need to remove Poliisin Tekniikkakeskus Virus instead of paying the completely bogus and illegal fine. Want to learn more? Continue reading. Read more »

Ministerul Afacerilor Interne virus

Ministerul Afacerilor Interne virus is a dangerous computer infection which attempts to convince you that you have to pay 100 Romanian lei (RON) in order to have the computer unlocked. If your PC is already infected with this threat, you know that the infection generates a full-screen notification which contains the accusations, logos of authoritative institutions, and requirement to pay a fine, which is said to be imposed because of your illegal activities. Ministerul Afacerilor Interne virus, also known as Serviciul pentru Intervenţii şi Acţiuni Speciale virus, is an instance of the Trojan Urausy, whose different variants are spread around the world. It is crucial to remove Serviciul pentru Intervenţii şi Acţiuni Speciale virus from the computer; otherwise, the ransomware infection may severely violate your privacy by stealing your personal information. Read more »

Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste virus

Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste virus

Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste virus is a ransomware infection which you may come across if you live in Norway and have no security program on your PC. Moreover, it is a Trojan called Urausy, which has different variants. The threat in question barely differs from the earlier versions of the Urausy Trojan, if, for example, you compare Politiet Norge Ukash Virus and Norsk Politi Institutt for Cybercrime Virus. Like the threats daetected earlier, Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste virus is aimed at deceiving unsuspecting computer users, which means that the content of the warning generated by the threat should be ignored, and the infection removed from the PC. Read more »