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PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert

PC Defender Plus Firewall Alert is a misleading desktop pop-up that will be presented to you alongside the activity of a rogue antispyware PC Defender Plus. This malignant application can enter your computer via such security backdoors as spam email attachments, social engineering scams, bundled downloads or malicious advertisement attacks. Read more »

Koda Virus

Koda Virus

Koda virus visual representation is very convincing, and you may not even understand that your computer has been attacked by a vicious ransomware infection. This is because all of your attention will be focused on the misleading warning about cyber crimes that you have performed from your computer. AntiSpyware101 team warns that these accusations have been noticed in hundreds of computers without any changes, which allows stating that this warning is generic, hence, fake. Read more »

Metropolitan Police Virus

Metropolitan Police Virus

The Metropolitan Police Virus is a true disaster to careless Windows users, who have not yet protected their operating systems with legitimate malware detection and removal tools. The malignant program can be equaled to PRS for Music virus or West Yorkshire Police virus, all of which are targeted at those living in the United Kingdom. The knavish infection will attempt to get your money using Paypal, Paysafecard or Ukash money transfer systems, which is why you could also know the infection by the name of Ukash virus. Read more »

An Garda Siochana Virus

An Garda Siochana Virus

An Garda Siochana Virus is a ransomware infection which will use the respectable name of Ireland’s National Police Service to trick you into giving up your money. The virus is usually propagated into operating Windows systems by the Reveton Trojan; however, other security backdoors could also be used by cyber crooks. The surreptitious infection’s entrance might hide its existence for days before the attack is initiated. Once this happens, Read more »

Green dot Moneypak Virus

Green dot Moneypak Virus

People who create Green dot Moneypak Virus earn thousands of dollars every single day. The whole Ukash Virus scam seems to be a lucrative business, because new versions of ransomware programs appear every single day. Even though it should be clear to every single user that police authorities do not have a jurisdiction that would allow them to lock his computer, a lot of people still fall for this trap and spend their money for nothing. Read more »

Stop Online Piracy Automatic Protection System Virus

Stop Online Piracy Automatic Protection System Virus

If you thought that Ukash Virus had no new ideas left, then better think again, because here comes Stop Online Piracy Automatic Protection System Virus ready to rip you off to the very last cent. It is a new variant of FBI Moneypak and other similar ransomware infections that lock the computer and does not allow the user to access his desktop until he pays the ransom fee. Read more »

CommonName

Malicious adware programs, like CommonName, are meant to bombard you with false, misleading advertisements and trick you into falling for tremendously deceptive cyber criminals’ scams. You could be tricked into downloading encrypted malware setups or even spending your money on falsely advertised software, goods or services. Read more »

Snap.do Redirection Virus

Snap.do Redirection Virus

Snap.do(or search.snap.do virus) looks like a regular search engine; however, this plug-in is a malicious browser hijacker that could initiate multiple pop-ups to appear on your screen whenever you try to browse the web or use your personal accounts. The installation of this browser add-on does not require extensive authorization protocols, as it is most usual for this program to travel with bundled software. Read more »

Ukash Virus

Ukash Virus

 Ukash Virus is a dangerous browser hijacker that is commonly installed on your computer by a Trojan, infiltrating your machine via security cracks. Once Ukash Virus is installed, it will modify your browser settings in order to change your homepage and presented fake alerts, e.g. local or country’s police.  It also locks your computer completely and the only thing you can do is to see the fake messages. Read more »

SOPA Piracy Charges Virus

SOPA Piracy Charges Virus

Ukash, Paysafecard and Moneypak viruses are devious ransomware infections, which can enter the computer and lock it down. SOPA Piracy Charges Virus is the newest malignant program from the same category as FBI Moneypak, Microsoft Windows Ukash Virus, Australian Federal Police Virus, Bundespolizei Ihr Computer wurde gesperrt and tens of other surreptitious ransomware infections. The clandestine application has been enabled to travel via vulnerabilities exposed by the Reveton Trojan, Read more »