The rogue optimization utility called System Check, as well as the other scareware applications from this particular family, tends to display lots of misleading alerts to frighten their victims. One of such fake warning notifications reads: “Windows – Delayed Write Failed. Failed to save all the components for the file \System32\0000{random}. The file is corrupted or unreadable. This error may be caused by a PC hardware problem”. The alert contains three options – Cancel, Try Again and Continue, each one leading to a software registration page in the long run. We indicated ‘random’ above because the numbers and letters might vary with time, so it could as well be 000018be, 0000390c and similar. Please keep in mind that warnings like that are counterfeit ones and intend to make you think you have serious system trouble that needs urgent action on your end. This ‘action’ is being constantly prompted by System Check malware – it advises you to buy the commercial version for the product. In fact, System Check software isn’t any less bogus than the “Failed to save all the components for the file \system32\” alert, so your move should be to remove the rogue system optimizer and by doing so prevent the occurrences of the noxious activity we have outlined in this post.

It’s been a while since rogue antiviruses as aggressive as Smart Fortress 2012 have been released and rotated. This one appears to be a really nasty trouble maker, disabling the execution of some essential Windows functions and reporting non-existent cyber threats to scare the user into buying the license. Regarding the installation of Smart Fortress 2012, this process is kind of hard to call that way because normally setup presupposes some authorization with the user and a distinct procedure that is in no way concealed. But when it comes to this particular application, it completely bypasses all of the barriers and auth guidelines, simply getting inside your PC and starting its mission there without asking whether you mind or not. When installed, the scareware tends to add a few random files consisting of characters. Also, owing to the creation of certain registry keys, the malicious executable gets started automatically each time Windows loads. Externally, Smart Fortress 2012 looks quite pretty, being designed just like its precursor called Personal Shield Pro. However, there’s so much menace behind these nice appealing looks. The rogue scans your computer (actually, pretends to) and never fails to report some trojans, spyware, worms and similar parasites. To get those off, the app recommends you buy its commercial copy, which is the actual hidden idea of this entire rogueware distribution campaign. Make sure you don’t make the scammers richer by purchasing their phony security program. Just eliminate Smart Fortress 2012 from your computer and leave no remnants of it.

The people who run into browser redirecting to Marcity.info might first think this hijacker is made solely to drive them nuts. But there’s more to it though. Its activity goes well beyond annoying users though – Marcity.info is all about earning money for the individuals who created it. The only reason why you get rerouted to that page is a virus that distorts proxy and DNS settings and might mess with the HOSTS file on the infested computer. These stealthily implemented changes end up seriously impacting your web browsing; actually, it’s mostly Internet search that gets affected. So every time you go to Google, Yahoo or another similar online service and enter your search word or phrase, a script gets triggered that diverts your navigation to Marcity.info. Now, how does this scheme help its inspirers get income? This is easy to understand once you look carefully at the page proper – it contains several blocks of ads, so each time a user clicks those, a certain sum of money adds up to the bad campaign. The more victims are illicitly enticed to hit the ads, the more profitable this whole thing is for the hackers. Therefore it’s critical to run a fix on your machine to finally detect and eliminate the piece of malware playing this havoc to the system.

The original term ACCDFISA stands for Anti Cyber Crime Department of Federal Internet Security Agency. Unfortunately, this abbreviation has been used by hackers for fraudulent purposes since yesterday or so. They are planting a vicious virus onto computers that locks Windows displaying “Warning! Access to your computer is limited” fake alert screen entitled “ACCDFISA Protection Program”. According to that message, your PC has been noticed to indulge in spamming, illegal sites advertising and other forbidden things – so your Operating System gets blocked until you pay the fine of $100 via MoneyPak, Paysafecard or Ukash services. The malware concurrently checks your hard drive against all .txt, .xml, .doc and some other file types, encrypts them and stores these encrypted items inside the Wcmtstcsys.sss location. All of these files get modified and obtain the .aes extension instead of the original one, therefore they become unreadable and inaccessible. Another problem is you won’t get the problem solved even after submitting the fee as it has been proven that all of the encrypted files get erased afterwards. So we offer you an alternate fix to eradicate the ACCDFISA virus and get your files back.
This ransomware tends to restrict the access to your desktop, displaying the screen shown on the image attached (see the snapshot). It says you need to enter the Control Code to open your desktop, and this code can be received only after you make the payment. So to bypass this, enter this 7534919801679213 – and get your Windows interface restored.
The badware also blocks the Internet connection by means of changing your default connection settings and assigning new IP, Gateway and Subnet Mask values. So go to your connections, pick the current one, click the TCP/IP properties and set the correct values in there (contact your ISP for relevant connection data), or – if possible – get them assigned automatically.
Now that you got your desktop back and the Internet connection restored, it’s about time to delete the ACCDFISA malware proper. So install the cleaner program below and let it handle the bug.
When the virus is gone, you’ll need to decrypt your files. So install WinRar from a reliable location on the web. Then, use Notepad to open %System%\wcmtstcsys.sss file which is packed with your files that had been added to the archive by the infection. You should now go into the folders listed under the above directory and manually rename every .aes file to .rar extension instead. This being done, you should right-click on the just renamed files and initiate extraction process to an appropriate location.
Hopefully this guide helps you cope with this awful virus. Let us know if something goes wrong. Best of luck!

Mapbird.info is a very annoying browser hijacker meddling with your DNS settings and other Internet configuration components. The outcome of its activity on your computer is constant redirecting to the wrong URL when you are clicking the right search engine results. This is all being done in the framework of a broad ad click campaign intended to drive lots of traffic to the landing page which is full of advertisements divided into several thematic groups (business, health, arts, games, news, sports etc.). What ends up happening is hackers earn money and you become unable to find relevant information on renowned search systems. You should therefore take measures to stop this nuisance from affecting your PC. It’s essential to know that this nasty malicious behavior is caused by a rootkit or trojan infection on your machine. So it’s necessary to accurately detect and get rid of this bug. Do follow the advice below to resolve this issue.

Please look carefully at the image attached to this entry. Does the program look familiar? Is it the thing popping up once in a while on your computer? If so, this means you have a rogue antivirus application on your PC – it’s called Windows Shield Tool, and it’s quite a nuisance. This scareware comes in unannounced as it never requests the user’s authorization to install. The main task of the software is to scam you out of some money instead of doing what it claims to. The rogue reports false threats on the infected machine and insists on the registration procedure that you allegedly have to go through in order to get the detected trojans, worms and spyware eliminated. This rip-off activity cannot possibly be justified by any arguments, so you really should go ruthless on this piece of malicious code. The instructions below will help you go through Windows Shield Tool removal with ease.

A great many people have come across this really annoying issue since today. It’s about Dbgame.info redirecting their search results, i.e. substituting all the actual relevant items on the SERPs with this URL which in fact has nothing in common with the information they made queries about. This sort of malicious scheme has been around for many months by now, being based on rootkit infection and often times associated with rogue antivirus campaigns. It’s not surprising at all if you never noticed any virus get through before this problem started occurring – the rootkit is made especially to attack computers in a lurking manner, without being spotted by security facilities of the targeted system. Even your firewall and some legitimate antivirus software are not likely to intercept and disable this pest. When inside, the parasite starts messing with the proxy settings, the hosts file and browser configuration so that your PC becomes a part of the large-scale money-making strategy. All it takes to upset these cyber criminals is eradicating the rootkit from your machine – please use the tool below to do it right.