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If you do not like browser extensions or ad-ons, you will not like SearchYa Toolbar either, because this application does not help you to browse the Internet more quickly, but creates a lot of obstacles to access desired web pages. The cunning hijacker typically comes into the system with compromised freeware or other applications, and you may find it on your internet browsers after rebooting the computer. Typically, SearchYa Toolbar affects such browsers as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. Read more »

Hotbar is an unnecessary toolbar that generates tons of annoying pop-up messages. The messages displayed to the infected user are not random. They are based on the user’s browsing habits that are monitored by Hotbar. The browser toolbar installed by this adware works on various browsers – Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, Firefox 3.6 and 4.0. We can also presuppose that Hotbar can function on the newest versions of the browsers as well. Read more »

Remove Information Security and Control Act virus is a cunning piece of ransomware which you should remove so that you can regain access to your computer, because this Remove Information Security and Control Act virus locks the computer down and disables access to the Internet. To unlock the computer and restore its settings the user is encouraged to pay a ransom charge, which should not be done due to fact that the message is created by cyber schemers. Read more »

If you see Police Central e-crime Unit (PCeU) notification on your computer’s screen claiming that you need to pay money for alleged criminal activity, PCeU infection has attacked your operating Windows system! This infection works exactly like the West Yorkshire Police Virus or Cuerpo National De Policia Virus, and until you remove PCeU infection from within your system, this message will be the only thing you see: Read more »

West Yorkshire Police Virus is another Ukash family infection that stands alongside another British residents targeting infection Metropolitan Police Scam or such international viruses as FBI Moneypak, Polícia de Segurança Pública Portuguese Virus, Buma Stemra Virus and various others. All of these devious programs work on the same basis of locking down targeted computers to force infected computers’ owners to pay a ransom of a considerably large sum of money. This report will show you the quickest way to remove West Yorkshire Police Virus; however, we firstly recommend taking a closer look at the devious infection. Read more »

Cuerpo National De Policia Virus is a variant of the FBI Moneypak ; hence, if you can log onto your PC but cannot perform any other actions and find an alert message in a yellow background, there is no doubt that your computer is infected with one of the FBI virus’ clones. Cuerpo National De Policia Virus is a Spanish version of the virus, and there are many other versions of the threat in different countries, including Poland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal,USA and others. Read more »

SABAM virus is a version of the latest treacherous virus which is produced in many different languages. The virus is categorized as ransomware, because it infects the machine, disables all processes of the system and displays a simulated warning encouraging a user to pay a fine so that the computer can again operate normally. The user is accused of storing illegally downloaded music, which results in the “freezing” of the computer. Read more »

Buma Stemra virus is nothing but a clones of the , GEMA, PRS for Music, SABAM Viruses, and you may find it on your PC one day without any plausible reason. The Buma Stemra virus spreads on the Internet through Trojan:Win32/LockScreen.Cl and, once installed, restricts access to the system’s applications and does not allow to browse the Internet. Read more »

It seems that cyber criminals behind FBI Moneypak infection are spreading out, as computers all around North America and Europe are being locked by supposed “authorities”, following the example of the initial U.S. infection. The devious scam is based on the trust that people tend to have in national importance authorities, like Federal Bureau of Investigation. Nonetheless, this piece of malware truly has nothing to do with national Police departments or guilds, defending author rights, and these names serve the sole purpose of tricking Windows users into thinking that they have gone beyond the laws, Read more »

Lately, a new and sophisticated virus called GEMA virus has infected many computers located in Germany with an intention to obtain money from gullible computer users. The virus freezes the infected computer’s system and does not allow the user to access the Internet and perform any other actions on it. It is said to have been caused due to illegal online activity regarding downloads of pirated music. This cunning virus has been already detected in other countries including the US, England, Austria, Spain, Italy, and Portugal. Read more »