The Padlock Screen locker is a Trojan that displays a picture of a locked door with a message stating that the victim's files have been deleted and that the computer is locked. It then has a small field at the bottom that a victim can enter an unlock code in order to remove the locker. It should be noted that though the infection does attempt to lock you out of your computer, it does not delete any files....
The CIA Special Agent 767 Screen Locker is a Trojan that displays a screen containing a CIA badge that states that the files on the computer have been encrypted. It then prompts you to send an "early bird" discount of $100 to the listed bitcoin address to get the decryption key. It goes on to further state that the amount will increase after 5 days. This message is fake, though, as the files are not encrypted and this is simp...
The M4N1F3STO Virus screen locker is a Trojan that displays a picture of what is intended to be a hacker with the message that the victim's files are being deleted unless .3 bitcoins are sent to an enclosed bitcoin address. Once you enter the correct code, the screen will unlock and another screen will be displayed that contains text saying how the victim was tricked....
The VinCE or CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED Tech Support Scam is a Trojan from the Trojan.Tech-Support-Scam family that displays a fake Windows crash stating that the PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. It then pretends to do a memory dump, while giving an error of CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED....
The Microsoft Help Desk Tech Support Scam is a Trojan from the Trojan.Tech-Support-Scam family that displays a fake Windows screen stating that Microsoft Security Essentials detected 5 threats on the computer. This alert will cover your screen and not allow you to access your desktop and programs while pretending to be an error message when trying to boot Windows. ...
The Windows Defender Prevented Malicious Software Scam is a Trojan from the Trojan.Tech-Support-Scam family that displays a fake Windows login screen that pretends that the Windows defender has blocked access to the computer because malicious files were found. This is done to try and trick the user into calling the listed remote tech support number in order to sell them unnecessary software and services....
The Yeabd66.cc Browser Hijacker is a browser hijacker from the Adware/ShortcutHijacker family that changes the home page of your installed browsers to the site yeabd66.cc. It does this by modifying the shortcuts for all of your installed browsers, so that if you use them to open the browser, they will automatically open to the yeabd66.cc home page....
The Your Windows hasbeen banned or Your Windows Has Been Banned screen locker is a Trojan that displays a fake security screen stating that the PC has been banned due to unusual activity being detected. It then tells you to contact the nearest Microsoft technician to get a an unlock code to unlock it. Once you enter the correct code, the screen will unlock and another screen will be displayed that contains instructions on how...
The Your computer is locked screen locker is a Trojan that displays a fake security screen stating that the computer has been locked because viruses were detected. It then tells you to contact a Microsoft technician to get a an unlock code to unlock it. Once you enter the correct code, the screen will unlock and another screen will be displayed that contains instructions on how to remove the Trojan....
Curvelayer is a potentially unwanted program, or PUP, that installs software on a computer that constantly opens up video advertisements through your computer. It does this in a way so that the videos are not displayed on the computer, but you still hear the audio coming from them. The only way to spot this PUP is to notice strange process names running in Task Manager or to use a network sniffer as shown below....
BrowseForTheCause is a potentially unwanted program, or PUP, that states on its web site that it allows its users to "Donate to your favorite charity with ZERO out of pocket expense, for life!". It does not provide any indication how it does this, what charities it will donate to, and how much it will donate. The site also does not contain a privacy policy or a terms of use that explains how the program works or what changes ...
Windows Security is an adware program that installs a proxy server in Windows and then configures your web browsers to use it. This allows the adware to inject advertisements and other unwanted behavior into web pages as you are browsing the web. This proxy server will also make it so that if a user search on Google, it will instead load a Google Custom Search engine under the control of the malware developers....
The Admin user is disabled Tech Support Scam is a Trojan from the family that displays a fake Windows login screen that pretends that the Admin user is disable due to malicious files being found on the system. This is done to try and trick the user into calling the listed remote tech support number in order to sell them unnecessary software and services....
Powered by SimilarDeals is an adware program that displays advertisements at the top and the side of web sites that you are viewing. These advertisements will overlay the existing content or appear at the top of the page and will contains deals and offers related to the content of the web page....
Ad by RealTime is an adware program that displays advertisements at the top of the ecommerce sites that you are browsing. These advertisements will appear as banners at the top of the screen and display prices for the same item at other sites....
Ad by Not Set Advertisements is an adware program that displays alternative prices for items that you are viewing at ecommerce sites. For example, if you are viewing an item on Amazon, this adware will display a banner at the top of the screen that shows prices for the same product at other sites....
