GEMA is one of the largest societies of authors for works of music worldwide. Cyber criminals, however, are using the name of GEMA in their ransomware to trick unsuspecting PC users into paying a bogus fine, supposedly for downloading copyrighted material from the Internet. GEMA has no connection
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 i
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 sec
"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
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 rog
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, r
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
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
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 use
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