New trojan blocks access to Windows
Posted: April 20th, 2009 | Tags: Malware |Doctor Web company warns about appearance of the new harmful program locking access to the infected computer.
The trojan was named Winlock.19. The program extends through the Internet under the pretext of counterfeit codecs and suggests to enter the special code ostensibly necessary for registration of a counterfeit copy of the operating system of Windows. To receive this code, it is necessary to send the text message from a mobile phone on a paid number.
It is remarkable that Winlock it is supplied by function of self-destruction and deletes itself in two hours after start. The Doctor Web company does not recommend to users to follow the malefactors and to send SMS anywhere. For those who does not wish to wait two hours to an automatic uninstall, Doctor Web has prepared the special form into which it is possible to enter the text of the prospective short message and to receive an unblocking code.
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