{"id":7317,"date":"2013-03-12T13:36:45","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T13:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=7317"},"modified":"2013-03-12T13:40:01","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T13:40:01","slug":"reloadit-lock-screen-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/reloadit-lock-screen-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove REloadit “computer locked” virus (POLICE Scam)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your computer is locked, and you are seeing a notification from a law enforcement agency asking you to pay a fine with a REloadit code<\/strong>, then your computer is infected with a piece of malware known as Trojan Reveton<\/em>.
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\nThis threat 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 downloaded manually by tricking the user into thinking they are installing a useful piece of software.
\nThe REloadit virus is also prevalent on peer-to-peer file sharing websites and is often packaged with pirated or illegally acquired software.<\/p>