• Ransomware

    GVU Ihr computer ist gesperrt virus

    Ihr computer ist gesperrt is a fake warning supposedly coming from the German police (GVU). The peculiarity of this fake warning is that it occupies the entire area of the attacked PC. In fact, the whole desktop area of the targeted computer becomes blocked, and this is the very essence of the statement “Ihr computer ist gesperrt”. This is translated into English as “Your computer is blocked”. This particular fake GVU warning is categorized as a virus infection classified as ransomware. It is called “ransoware” because this is a virus program which plans to make users pay the ransom in…