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If you are familiar with the term “ransomware”, you should beware of the latest ransomware infection Den Svenska Polisen It-sakerhet Ukash, which has targeted computers located in Sweden. Like its predecessors, this cunning application disables the computer’s screen in the hope that the user will get scared and pay a ransom fee. Typically, the fine is one hundred dollars, euros or pounds. In this case, 500 kronor is required to unlock the machine, which you should not do but delete Den Svenska Polisen It-sakerhet Ukash. Read more »

You might find yourself being blamed for such horrible crimes as copyrighted material infringement or illegal and unethical abusive video storing by the “Your computer has been locked!” fake DOJ (FBI) warning. This bogus alert will seem to have been sent to you by the FBI Department of Justice, Read more »

Mariposa virus, distributed by a group of worms and attributed to Butterfly Bot Kit or simply botnet, is a sly infection which has infected over 12 million computers around the world. The infection was released in 2009, but soon the FBI, Slovenian and Spanish Police arrested three men who were believed to be responsible for operating on the botnet, which was shut down afterwards. Read more »

Once United States Cyber Security Virus gets inside your computer, you will immediately lose access to your personal system, and the only thing you will be able to do with your computer is to view a notification sent to you by the Cyber Security, which belongs to the U.S. Department of Defense. Of course, this is not true, and you should understand that the government of the United States does not have anything to do with the malicious accusations that are actually presented to you by cyber criminals! What is truly irritating is that you will not be able to remove United States Cyber Security Virus Read more »

Game Card Virus / Ransomware  is the latest cyber criminals’ tool used to deceive computer users into paying money for unlocking the computer on which a Game Card message appears. The infection which disables the computer’s system completely presents an alert message claiming that the computer is locked down because of illegal downloads of music. The message is supposedly presented by CELAS, which, in reality, is owned by PRS for Music and GEMA. The two later names have already been used by cyber schemers to deceive users and persuade them to ransom the infected computers; consequently, the case of Game Card Ransomware is not an exception. Read more »

Since Microsoft’s name is highly reliable and authoritative, there is no surprise that schemers have decided to use Microsoft Security Essentials Alert name for their newest virus. The devious infection is a ransomware and can slither into your computer through a ton of surreptitious infiltration channels, and after this it is programmed to present a fictitious security notification, which will be removed from your screen only when you delete Microsoft Security Essentials Alert virus from the PC. AntiSpyware101 support team urges you to view the fake alerts below and note them for the future reference of malware identification purposes: Read more »

Polícia de Segurança Pública Portuguese Virus is a piece of ransomware that sneaks into the system of a targeted computer and claims that the user will be able to use the computer as usual only if a fee is paid. In the case of this virus, you would have to pay a charge of €100 to restore all the settings of your OS. Once in the system, the infection disables access to your desktop and other programs, does not allow you to connect to the Internet, etc. All in all, it keeps the computer locked until you give up and pay a ransom fee, which you should not do. Therefore, remove Policia de Seguranca Publica Portuguese Virus so that your computer can run normally. Read more »

Have you faced the Firewall has blocked a program from accessing the internet security alert? Have no doubt that information declared in this bogus notification does not represent the true state of your operating Windows system and Internet connectivity, in particular. In fact, this is just a signal that the vicious viruses is running inside your system! Read more »

Random Audio Ads are computer infections which are typically regarded as harmless; however, the truth is that audio ads should be removed once noticed on the machine. Random audio ads are not necessarily visible, and the user only hears voice commercials. If only a commercial is heard, that does not mean that there is nothing more behind it. Audio advertisements can bring more infections to the system; hence, only an automatic removal of random audio ads is recommended so that all possible infections are detected and deleted from the system. Read more »

Ad.YieldManager.com may come is many different alias names, amongst which adyieldmanager and yieldmanager.com are probably the most common. This computer infection is a tracking cookie, a piece of malware, which will collect your browsing habits, preferences, and will send this information to cyber schemers, who later on will be able to apply this data in further schemes. The Ad.YieldManager.com tracking cookie will record how long you stay on one site, and how many times you have visited it before, alongside other recorded identifying data (IP address, browser, etc.). Read more »