look out for Exploit.drop.GSLAD trojan

[BugMeister]

looks like a "drive-by" Trojan - and it's a real nasty..

it hi-jacks your Windows installation and denies you access, it
pops up with some message purporting to be from an official police site
warning you that you've been downloading illegal music/film files and child porn..

it even has a spoken message, warning you that your system has been "officially" shut down
along with the usual demands for a considerable payment necessary to re-open it..

- thoroughly evil..

 

[cottonball]

Thanks for the info, BugMeister.

Did you find a description for Exploit.drop.GSLAD that you can share with us?

Googled it, but did not come up with an official description. What Google finds goes back to o/a December 2012.

 

[Diosoth]

There are videos on Youtube. It claims to be official police software that's "busted" you for child porn and other illegal activities, but you can unlock your PC by paying a fine. Obviously if the cops have evidence of such stuff on you, you're not really going to pay a fine and they'll drop it afterwards.

It can be cleaned but it one of the tricker ones.

 

[cottonball]

Thanks for the info, Diosoth.

Ransomware is very prevalent these days. Lots of variety.

DirtyCecrypt is also a nasty one, and on the rise. The files it encryptes are goners. Currently there is no tool available to decrypt the files.

Your backups will save you, if you have any backups....:huh:

 

[arctobear]

Ugh, I think I got hit with one of these things as I was watching a Youtube vid. I can't see what popped up on the screen, but there was a voice that came on with a British accent that said, "Our PC has been blocked. You will not be able to use your computer unless you pay the fine through a money packet of $300." I'm not sure if I got the message exactly right, but that's what I thought I heard, awkward wording and all. The message just kept playing, and when I rebooted it booted normally, but I couldn't do anything except load Narator, which is only useful when Jaws conks. I've heard that you can't even fix it with a Windows reinstall. Is this true? Thankfully that was the desktop that needed a reinstall anyway, so there was nothing I was attached to on there.

 

[BugMeister]

it hi-jacks your internet connection - use Windows Defender Offline..
What is Windows Defender Offline?

NB. read the instructions carefully..