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PC Defender Plus

PC Defender Plus

On the surface PC Defender Plus looks like a legitimate computer security tool. It even possesses all the menu sections that a real antivirus program would, thus making it more believable and even more dangerous. Despite the fact that PC Defender Plus masquerades as a real antivirus product it is actually a rogue antispyware application and it enters your computer, because it wants your money. Read more »

Slovenská Polícia Virus

Slovenská Polícia Virus

It is important that you remove Slovenská Polícia Virus from your computer if you want your computer to get back to normal. This infection is a ransomware application that does not allow you to perform any kind of action with your computer. Slovenská Polícia Virus expects you to pay a ransom fee in order to unlock your computer. To make matters more believable, this infection pretends to be an official representative of Slovakian Police Office. It accuses you of downloading and storing copyrighted material illegally Read more »

Polizia Slovena Ransomware

Polizia Slovena Ransomware

Polizia Slovena Ransomware is a critical computer infection which you will not be able to remove on your own unless you are an experienced specialist and know how to terminate such a malicious infection manually. We call this infection malicious, because this threat paralyzes the computer to manipulate the user, and this is why you should remove it immediately. Read more »

Türk Polisi Virus

Türk Polisi Virus

Ukash viruses keep spreading across the world and the newest addition to the faction of horrendous ransomware infections is the Turkish Windows users attacking Türk Polisi Virus. Cyber criminals behind this malignant application often use the Reveton Trojan to infiltrate the ransomware into computers, and this method has been proven successful with such infamous viruses as Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität, GVU virus or PCeU virus. Read more »

Vuze Toolbar

Vuze toolbar is a browser hijacker that usually gets installed on a target computer together with Vuze BitTorrent program. It happens when a user goes through an installation process blindly, without checking what other programs get installed on his computer. Vuze toolbar is compatible with the latest versions of Windows, and can get installed on all main Internet browsers. Despite the fact, that Vuze toolbar looks like a useful browser extension, in reality it causes a lot of problems and needs to be removed immediately. Read more »

Windows PC Defender

Windows PC Defender is a fake anti-spyware program which derives from the same family as Windows Additional Guard and Windows Guard Pro that are identical to Windows PC Defender. The rogue infects a computer when visiting suspicious websites or after downloading spam email attachments that are very often infected with different types of malware. Read more »

Microsoft Essential Security Pro 2013

Microsoft Essential Security Pro 2013

Welcome to the cyber criminals’ world if you have just somehow learned that Microsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 is a treacherous application. This malware is indeed bogus and has been created to trick computer users into believing that their computers are infected. If you by chance find Microsoft Essential Security Pro 2013 on your computer, do not hesitate to remove it from your system. Read more »

Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität

Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität

If you live in Austria and you receive a message from the Cybercrime Control Department that also successfully blocks you out of your desktop, better check the message again, because you most probably received it from Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität computer infection. It is a ransomware application that locks your computer disallowing you to perform any kind of action with your machine. Read more »

GOZI Trojan

Even though GOZI Trojan has been around since 2007, cyber criminals still use this potent infection to generate completely illegal profit. To slip the infection into operating Windows systems schemers can use various Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox exploits, which is why you need to browse with utmost care if you do not want the infection running within the PC. To stay on the safe side, you should disregard illegal P2P file sharing sites, ignore spam emails and stay alert of potential social engineering scams. Read more »

Europol Ransomware Virus

Europol Ransomware Virus

Obviously, hackers are still writing new fake warnings for the Reveton Trojan that takes control of a computer, because Europol  Virus (european law enforcement agency virus), a new computer threat, has come to researchers’ notice. This infection is a piece of ransomware that locks the system down in order to manipulate you. Moreover, it pops up a fake notification saying that the computer is paralyzed due to your illegal activities to achieve the criminals’ ultimate goal, which is to convince you to give your money up. Read more »