Computer Virus Samples
Types of Computer Viruses and Other Online Threats
The term computer virus represents a computer program which can replicate itself once installed on a computer. Most people will use the term “Virus” for most types of malware found on a computer. Some of these other types of software are called adware and spyware. Typically these are not viruses as they do not replicate themselves.
How to Remove The Fake Microsoft Security Essentials Unknown Win/32 Trojan Fake Alert Virus
The fake Microsoft Security Essentials Alert is a Trojan that attempts to trick you into thinking you are infected so that you will then install and purchase one of 5 rogue anti-virus programs that it is distributing. When the Trojan is run it will masquerade as an alert from the legitimate Windows Microsoft Security Essentials Program anti-virus program. This alert will be titled Microsoft Security Essentials Alert and states that a Trojan was detected on your computer. It will list this Trojan as Unknown Win32/Trojan and state that it is a severe infection. It will then prompt you to clean your computer using the program in order to remove it. When you click on the Clean Computer or Apply actions button, it will state that it was unable to remove it and then prompt you to scan online.
If you click on the Scan Online button it will distributing rogue programs The Trojan Will then Install one of the below fake antivirus programs Windows Risk Eliminator Windows Utility Tool Windows Shield Center Windows Universal Tool Windows Health Center Windows Problems Remover Windows Problems Protector Windows Antispyware Solution Windows Security & Control Windows Optimization & Security Windows System Optimizator Red Cross Antivirus Peak Protection 2010 Pest Detector 4.1 Major Defense Kit AntiSpySafeguard or AntiSpy Safeguard Red Cross Antivirus Peak Protection 2010 Pest Detector 4.1 Major Defense Kit ThinkPoint AntiSpySafeguard or AntiSpy Safeguard.
Q&A: My McAfee anti virus has disabled suddenly and i fear it might be a computer virus?
Question by Franklyn: My McAfee anti virus has disabled suddenly and i fear it might be a computer virus?
I’ve recently received a “windows security alert” (red shield with an X icon) saying my anti virus has been disabled. I fear that it is a computer virus and that if i take action (clicking on the anti virus) I might cause more harm to my computer. Do any of you know what I’m talking about.
PC Pros 2 Go answer:
We’ve never been a fan of McAfee and for good reason. But the first thing you might want to do is attempt to scan your computer with another software. For this purpose we’d recommend the free version of Super Antispyware or Malwarebytes. Once the scan is finished and you remove what ever the scan finds, then uninstall McAfee. Download and run the McAfee Removal Tool. And finally install your choice of anti virus program. After you install a new virus scanner be sure to update the definitions and run a full scan of your system.
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Weird al – Virus alert (Music video)
Stumbled upon this on Youtube, thought it would be nice to break up the real virus alerts with this. Enjoy!
How to prevent or remove a computer virus
How to remove a computer virus
Press F8 to enter safe mode at first boot if you cant work in normal mode. These are methods you can use to remove or prevent computer virus. Caution when visiting websites you do not trust and always try to backup because its not always this easy to remove an infection.
Album90 dot com – Phishing Site Alert
Just a little while ago I received a Facebook message from a friend of mine. The message read: “hey, go to album90 dot com and search for “Pc Pros To Go” then click on the first photo.. I bet you didn’t remember that, eh?”
Seemed harmless enough. So I go to album90.com and you’re presented with a Facebook login screen.
I’m thinking, I’m already logged in to Facebook so why am I getting this message. So I entered in a bogus email address and a fake password and it let me on through. And this was the following page.
Just an image of apparently someone’s graduating class.
Album90 dot com Phishing Site
Album90 dot com appears to be a phishing site. What’s a phishing site? It’s a site that is set up to resemble a trusted site, where you would normally have to log in to. Only when you enter in your personal information it gets recorded. Then at some point in time, the person who set up the site now has your login information for whichever site they tried to make it look like.
I put in my real login information! What do I do?
Change your passwords immediately! In this case, go and change your Facebook password. And since a lot of people like to use the same password for everything, if you used the same password for your email address that you use for Facebook, then you probably should change that as well.
Report About90 dot com
The other thing you should do is report the site. To report the site to Google visit Report Phishing Page.
- Fill in the URL which is actually http://www.facebook.com.login.php-profile-signin-qhwfpxzy.htisp.com/index.php?s=dot
- Enter in the Captcha code.
- In the comments field you might want to write. The site is phishing for Facebook logins. The original site was album90.com but it gets forwarded to the link above.
- And submit your report.
Update on About90 dot com
It appears as those both the about90 dot com site as well as the redirect link http://www.facebook.com.login.php-profile-signin-qhwfpxzy.htisp.com/index.php?s=dot have been taken down. So if you happened to get snagged by these people, please make sure to changes your passwords as soon as possible. Otherwise, you should hopefully not get any Facebook messages asking you go to about90 dot com.
Play Safe!
FBI Moneypak Virus Alert
We’ve got a new virus in the wild called the FBI Moneypak Virus. This virus is making its rounds throughout the country. The FBI Moneypak virus is a malicious piece of software that falls under the category of a ransomware. Meaning the virus attempts to hold your computer hostage until you pay them to remove it.
Locked by the FBI Moneypak Virus
If your machine does get infected you’ll come back to your computer with a lovely, albeit, authentic looking screen. And your computer will be locked from almost all activity. This can be a serious issue since you’ll be blocked from internet access, task manager and the registry editor. Don’t panic. Even if you are doing something you shouldn’t be doing on your computer, the FBI does not lock peoples computers. And if you were being watched by the FBI, they’re not going to politely warn you with a message on your computer, they’ll be knocking down your door. Continue reading
United Parcel Service Notification – Virus Alert
We starting receiving emails today appearing as though they came from UPS. The title of the email will be “United Parcel Service notification”. The two emails we received came from joiner2@ups.com and joiner22@ups.com. Whatever email address they come from doesn’t really matter.
