File:Metropolitan Police ransomware scam.jpg
| Description |
A recent ransomware scam, fraudulently containing claims that the Metropolitan Police is investigating the computer due to illegal activities. Notice the poorly-written wording of the warning, and the insistence that the user pay a fine using untraceable electronic cash vouchers. |
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| Source |
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/02/13/metropolitan-police-malware-warning/ |
| Date |
2012 |
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| Permission (Reusing this file) |
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| Description |
Screenshot of a recent ransomware worm |
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| Source | |
| Portion used |
Screenshot of its fake "notice" |
| Low resolution? |
The resolution is needed to clearly read the content displayed |
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| Purpose of use |
Demonstrate the payload of the ransomware malware Reveton, which is discussed in the article |
| Replaceable? |
Because the image is being used to further understanding of the specific malware Reveton (which is copyright-eligible), no free equivalent serving the same encyclopedic purpose is possible |
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| current | 18:40, 5 March 2017 | | 394 × 252 (20 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 00:42, 28 June 2013 | No thumbnail | 800 × 513 (114 KB) | Ktr101 (talk | contribs) | Masked the IP. |
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