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What is Strathclyde Police?

Strathclyde Police computer screen locker is a ransomware PC infection created by Cyber criminals. Like its previous versions, this screen locker is developed with the sole purpose of tricking unsuspecting PC users into paying a bogus fine for watching pornography, etc.

Do not pay this fine, it is a scam. If you pay this fine you will send your money to Cyber criminals and your computer will remain blocked.

Internet criminals who designed this scam have slightly changed the design and deceptive message.

What is Great Antispy 2012?

Great Antispy 2012 is a fake antivirus program, which impersonates legitimate security software, and in this way, tricks computer users into purchasing a licence key to remove non existent security threats. This program should not be trusted - it is an empty software shell, which delivers fake security scans and warning messages in order to intimidate PC users into believing that their computers have serious malware and virus infections.

This rogue employs a professionally-designed user interface, thus further deceiving PC users into believing that they are dealing with legitimate software.

What is Department of Justice?

"Department of Justice - your computer has been locked" is a ransomware computer infection, which demands payment from users of a bogus fine for watching pornography.

This is a screen locker, which uses MoneyPak to collect fines from unsuspecting PC users, a scam developed by Cyber criminals who exploit the name of the FBI Department of Justice in order to scare computer users into believing that they have violated federal law, and thus have to pay a fine ($200 or $300) to unlock their computers.

In fact, no authorities use screen lockers to collect fines for law infringements. Do not pay this fine - you will lose your money and your PC will remain locked.

What is Live Security Platinum?

Live Security Platinum is a rogue antivirus program, which attempts to trick unsuspecting PC users into believing that their computers are infected with spyware and Trojans. This misleading strategy is employed in order to sell a license key for this malicious software.

Live Security Platinum rogue is distributed via fake online security scanners and malicious websites, which exploit security vulnerabilities within systems to install this bogus program. When installed on your PC, this fake security scanner will begin imitating a security check-up, resulting in a large list of 'detected' Trojans, worms, and spyware.

Do not trust this detection list - it is fake. This bogus software displays an identical list of supposedly detected security threats on each computer it infects.

What is Den Svenska Polisen IT-Sakerhet?

Den Svenska Polisen IT-Sakerhet is a fake screen locker derived from a family of ransomware called Reveton. It is a scam created by Cyber criminals and targeted at computer users from Sweden.

The message that blocks your computer does not actually originate from Den Svenska Polisen IT-Sakerhet, rather, it is created by Cyber criminals who exploit the name of this authority in order to gain the confidence of unsuspecting computer users. The message displayed by this ransomware states that your computer was blocked because you were watching or distributing copyrighted content.

This information is false, since authorities do not use screen lockers to collect fines for law infringements.

What is United States Cyber Security?

United States Cyber Security screen locker is a ransomware computer infection originating from a family of ransomware called Reveton. This screen locker is created by Cyber criminals in the hope that unsuspecting computer users will fall for the scam and pay a bogus fine of $100.

Do not consider paying this fine - you will send your money to Cyber criminals and your PC will remain locked. The deceptive message within this ransomware suggests that you have been watching or distributing child pornography, etc., and thus infringing copyright laws.

Do not believe a word presented in this message. It is a scam, since no authorities block computers to collect fines for law infringements.

To make their screen lockers appear authentic, Cyber criminals use the names of authorities, and in this case, United States Cyber Security.

What is Celas?

Celas and FBI ransomware is recent, having been active for just a few months. These security infections block the desktop of computer users and demand payment of fines for users' purported illegal download and distribution of music tracks.

Cyber criminals actively spread these scams using Trojans and malicious websites, exploiting the names of authorities to make their threatening messages appear authentic. New variants of this ransomware have changed their money transferring methods; whilst previous versions used paysafecard, the new ones use ultimate game card.

What is Fake Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications?

Original Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications (WGA) notifies computer users if their copy of the Windows operating system is not genuine. Recently, Cyber criminals began exploiting the name of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications within their 'ransomware' (a computer infection that locks users' computer screens and demands payment for a copyright violation, sofware update, etc.)

Such screen lockers are popular amongst Cyber criminals who design their ransomware using names of authorities and reputable companies. In this way, they make their fake messages appear authentic.

Furthermore, these computer infections are configured by country - ransomware is capable of identifying your computer's IP address and thus able to determine the language in which the fake message is delivered.

What is Fake Microsoft Security Essentials?

Fake Microsoft Security Essentials alert is ransomware, which attempts to trick unsuspecting computer users into paying for a bogus Microsoft Security Essentials additional module for 'dynamic proactive protection'. This scam was created by cyber criminals who make money from PC users who fall for this deception and pay for the fake Microsoft Security Essentials update.

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is a free antivirus program created by Microsoft who do not request payment for updates. Cyber criminals exploit the name of a reputable antivirus program in order to make their message appear authentic.

When this ransomware infiltrates your PC, you will be unable to access your desktop, and the scam will report 'security infections' supposedly detected on your PC. It will then ask you to pay for the fake MSE security update.

What is search.iminent.com?

Iminent toolbar is a browser add-on used to add "emois" and "emoticons" whilst using Facebook, Webmail, etc. This toolbar is created to enhance your user experience when using the aforementioned platforms.

While there is nothing wrong with adding emotions to these services, Iminent Toolbar can be categorized as an unwanted application due to its deceptive method of installation and lack of a full uninstall facility.

By default, this toolbar changes your browser homepage and main search engine to search.iminent.com Users can change these installation options by unchecking several boxes, but most commonly, they are left at their default values.