The Department of Justice virus is a ransomware infection, which will lock down your computer, and display a bogus notification asking you to pay a $300 fine  in the form of a MoneyPak voucher within 48 hours to gain access to your computer again. The Department of Justice virus is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan onto a compromised computer. This drive-by-download often happens surreptitiously. Another method used to propagate this type of malware is spam email containing infected attachments or links to malicious websites. The threat may also … [Read more...]

If your computer is locked, and you are seeing a "ATTENTION! Your PC is blocked" notification from Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and United States Department of Justice, then your computer is infected with a piece of malware known as Trojan Reveton. The Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section virus is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan onto a compromised computer. This drive-by-download often happens surreptitiously. Another method used to propagate this type of malware is spam email containing infected attachments or … [Read more...]

If your computer is locked, and you are seeing a notification from a law enforcement agency (eg: FBI Cybercrime Division, International Cyber Security Protection Alliance) asking you to pay a fine with a MoneyGram code, then your computer is infected with a piece of malware known as Trojan Reveton. The MoneyGram virus is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan onto a compromised computer. This drive-by-download often happens surreptitiously. Another method used to propagate this type of malware is spam email containing infected attachments or links to … [Read more...]

If your computer is locked, and you are seeing a "You have lost control over your computer" notification from MBL Advisory (Malware Block List) and Decrypt Protect, then your computer is infected with a piece of malware known as Trojan Reveton. The Decrypt Protect virus is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan onto a compromised computer. This drive-by-download often happens surreptitiously. Another method used to propagate this type of malware is spam email containing infected attachments or links to malicious websites. The threat may also be … [Read more...]

If your computer is locked, and you are seeing a White Screen whenever you are trying to login into your Windows machine, then your computer is infected with a piece of malware known as Trojan Reveton. The White Screen virus locks the computer and, depending on the user’s current location, displays a localized webpage that covers the entire desktop of the infected computer and demands payment for the supposed possession of illicit material. However in some cases, this trojan is unable to detect the IP address or location, so you'll get a white screen after login. The White Screen virus is distributed through several means. Malicious … [Read more...]

If your computer is locked, and you are seeing a "WAARSCHUWING! Uw computer is vergrendeld en alle gegevens zijn versleuteld!" notification from FBI Cybercrime Division and International Cyber Security Protection Alliance, then your computer is infected with a piece of malware known as Trojan Reveton. The "Uw computer is vergrendeld en alle gegevens zijn versleuteld" virus is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan onto a compromised computer. This drive-by-download often happens surreptitiously. Another method used to propagate this type of malware is … [Read more...]

If your computer is locked, and you are seeing a "VAROITUS! Tietokoneessa on lukittu ja kaikki tiedot on salattu" notification from FBI Cybercrime Division and International Cyber Security Protection Alliance, then your computer is infected with a piece of malware known as Trojan Reveton. The "Tietokoneessa on lukittu ja kaikki tiedot on salattu" virus is distributed through several means. Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan onto a compromised computer. This drive-by-download often happens surreptitiously. Another method used to propagate this type of malware is spam email containing … [Read more...]