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Bundespolizei Virus

Bundespolizei Virus

Bundespolizei Virus is one of the many Ukash infections, also known by umbrella names Paysafecard and Police viruses. The faction has been designed by cyber criminals who are set out to make profits from those living in North America and Europe. This can be determined just by looking at the multiple ransomware infections of the same kind (FBI Moneypak, Buma Stemra virus, etc.) Read more »

Nederlands Politie Virus - Buma Stemra

Nederlands Politie Virus - Buma Stemra

Ukash Virus has a lot of versions that are created to target computers operating in multiple languages. Ukash Virus turns into Nederlands Politie Virus (Buma Stemra Virus) when it infects a system that has a Dutch IP address. However, since IP address is not always determined by a location; don’t consider yourself safe from Nederlands Politie Virus if you do not live in the Netherlands. If you use a Dutch proxy, you might also be in danger of getting infected with Nederlands Politie Virus. Read more »

Federal Bureau Investigation Virus

Federal Bureau Investigation Virus

Federal Bureau Investigation Virus is a tremendously latent application that could easily infect the Windows Registry and considerably limit your system’s functionality. With the virus in action, it is possible that you will not be able to access the desktop or use your keyboard to launch such essential programs as the Task Manager. This utility could help you terminate processes and eventually delete Federal Bureau Investigation Virus; however, Read more »

Whitesmoke Toolbar

Whitesmoke Toolbar

Whitesmoke Toolbar is a browser extension that offers translation service. The official policy of this product is to provide the user with the best quality automatic translation there is. Nevertheless, Whitesmoke Toolbar as an application has gone too far, because it is installed on the users' computers without their consent, and it is even hard to remove it. Read more »

BearShare Mediabar

BearShare Mediabar

You might be surprised to find out the malignant BearShare Mediabar attached to your Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers, because this application can be installed alongside other bundled downloads. If you have recently initiated the installation of some software and quickly zoomed through the setup wizard, Read more »

Yontoo Layers Client

Yontoo Layers Client or simply Yontoo is a browser add-on and a platform that allows a user to build applications, which later on modify the overall appearance of a website. Usually Yontoo Layers Client is being spread as a browser extension, and it is prone to redirecting the user to Yontoo website instead of the page the user wants to access. Read more »

Babylon Toolbar

Babylon Toolbar

Babylon Toolbar is a browser add-on that is supposed to enhance the overall Internet browsing experience. It is usually installed by users, who download it from Cnet's Download.com website. It could also be downloaded from Babylon.com, which is the official website of this product. Babylon Toolbar is also commonly delivered by a list of other programs that share bundled software. Read more »

Fantastigames.metacrawler.com Redirect Virus

Fantastigames.metacrawler.com Redirect Virus

If your search results keep being redirected to Fantastigames.metacrawler.com website, you must understand that your system has been infected with a vicious browser hijacker. This infection can enter the PC through any type of security vulnerabilities, including spam email attachments or bundled downloads, and cyber crooks are likely to be actively looking for new malware infiltration pathways. Read more »

Polizia Postale e Delle Virus

Polizia Postale e Delle Virus

Polizia postale e delle virus is a computer ransomware. It is created by the same people who have spawned FBI Moneypak, Interpol Departament of Cybercrime virus, Gerdarmerie Nationale Virus and other similar computer threats under the Ukash name. These ransomware applications are highly localized as it can be seen from Polizia postale e delle virus. This infection is marketed for Italian speaker users. The message this threat displays covers the entire screen and does not allow the user to access any of his programs. Read more »

Interpol Departament of Cybercrime Virus

Interpol Departament of Cybercrime Virus

Cyber criminals have set out to fool thousands of computer users with their newest latent ransomware Interpol Departament of Cybercrime virus which works in the same manner as Gendarmerie Nationale Virus, International Police Association (IAC) virus and a great number of other Paysafecard viruses. This time schemers are spreading out wider than usual as their devious virus is no longer targeted at a specific country and aims to tick communities all over the world. Read more »