'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware
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| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 12 |
| First Seen: | August 8, 2016 |
| Last Seen: | January 21, 2022 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware is a ransomware Trojan. The 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware imitates the activation screen for Windows. The 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware uses compromised search results as part of its attack strategy. The 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware will pose as the Windows activation message, asking computer users to call a phone number to recover their access to the infected computer. The 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware is used mainly to target computer users located in the United States.
The 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware Infections
The 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware is not being widely distributed at the same scale as many other ransomware threats. Instead, the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware infections have popped up in different parts of the United States occasionally. There are some details regarding the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware that make it different from other ransomware Trojans substantially. While many ransomware attacks are brought on the Dark Web by con artists, the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware seems to have been engineered by high-level attackers with a well thought out plan of attack.
How the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware may be Distributed
The 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware is distributed in a corrupted executable file named freedownloadmanager.exe, which supposedly allows computer users to install a download manager obtained online. Download managers are among the most common fake type of programs that are used to distribute threats like the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware or low- level threats like Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) or adware. This executable file installs the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware infection, which takes over the affected computer. The 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware will display a screen that looks like the Windows 10 activation screen. The 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware's message contains the following information:
'Your Windows Licence has Expired, Please get a new one by calling on 1-888-303-5121'
This message includes icons for Log Me In and Team Viewer, both of which are legitimate applications that can be used to log into a computer remotely. It is possible that these applications are used by the con artists responsible for the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware attack to access the user's computer remotely during the session. However, no one answers the call when computer users call the phone number included in the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware message. At this point the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware may be in a testing phase, meaning that the entirety of the hoax is not completed. PC security analysts have therefore been unable to determine the price point of the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware's ransom. When computer users search online for the phone number linked to the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware, numerous search results will recommend that computer users pay the fee to remove the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware screen. It is highly likely that these are fake search results, specifically created to mislead the computer users that are performing online searches related to the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware's phone number.
Dealing with the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware
Typing the string 8716098676542789 in the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware's activation field will remove this ransomware infection immediately. PC users should use a security program that is fully up-to-date to prevent infections like the 'Your Windows License has Expired' Ransomware. Avoid free download managers and similar low-quality software because they may be associated with threats.
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