Category Archives: Malware
CTB-Locker
CTB-Locker is a dangerous ransomware infection that encrypts files and requires that the users of the infected computers pay for the decryption. The CTB-Locker ransomware infection is installed by a Trojan horse, which gets on the computer through insecure pornography websites and files exchange websites. ...
Activeris.net
Activeris.net is the official website of a malware prevention program called Activeris Antimalware. The website has alarmed many computer users because of its attempts to increase the number of clients. Shortly after accessing the website, it changes the background into red and displays a notification reading Your PC May Still be Infected. ...
Windows Genuine Advantage virus
The Windows Genuine Advantage virus is a ransomware infection imitating notifications by the legitimate Windoes Genuine Advantage program, which informs the owner of Windows about a fail in the WGA validation process if he/she has a counterfeit version of Windows XP. Windows Genuine Advantage asks the user to validate his/her Windows, and, unlike the Windows Genuine Advantage virus, does not lock the screen of the computer. ...
New type of Ransomware using user32.dll
Department of Justice virus is a genuine ransomware program that infects computers surreptitiously and locks users out of their systems. We have seen plenty of similar infections before, like FBI Moneypak Virus, Metropolitan Police Virus and so on. However, the new variant of Department of Justice Virus that appeared in January 2014 displays new infection symptoms. It is hard to tell whether it is more dangerous that previous ransomware application, ...
Foxy Security
Foxy Security is software that promises to help you protect your system while browsing the web. Unfortunately, it is not an application which should be trusted because it might do a variety of suspicious activities behind your back. The program itself might be downloaded from its official website foxysecurity.com; however, there is still a possibility that it might enter the system bundled with other software, for instance, adware. ...
Certpolice.info
Internet is full of dangerous websites that you need to stay away from. Certpolice.info is one of the websites that you might encounter when you browse the Internet or perform various web searches. It is very likely that you can be redirected to Certpolice.info accidentally after clicking a link on a flash advertisement. ...
Kovter Virus
The clandestine Kovter Virus is a malicious Trojan infection which can corrupt your Windows operating system using a variety of different faces. The main attribute of the threat is a screen-locking warning which supposedly serves authoritative law enforcement organizations. This is just a scam, and you should pay absolutely no attention to the information presented by cyber criminals. ...
Hyper Browser
Hyper Browser is another version of GigaClicks and WebStroller crawlers. If you have ever encountered any of the mentioned software, you will also know about the main characteristics of Hyper Browser as well. In case you are not familiar with crawlers, you should know that Hyper Browser is definitely not going to do anything beneficial for you because it just seeks to use your computer resources and internet bandwidth for different unfair purposes. ...
Nymaim
If you have ever heard about Ukash ransomware applications then you will know exactly what to expect of Nymaim. Nymaim is a ransomware application that is distributed by Nymaim Trojan. It was first discovered in January 2014 and this infection can affect all the main types of Windows operating systems. ...
CryptoDefense Virus
CryptoDefense Virus is a malicious, dangerous infection which has managed to infect more than 20,000 operating systems between the months of February and April. The clandestine threat is considered to be a ransomware because it can corrupt the operating system and then ask you to pay a ransom fee in return. Unlike other popular ransomware from the Police Virus family, this devious infection does not hide its true goal. ...
