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Message: <blockquote data-quote="imhotep" data-source="post: 25310535" data-attributes="member: 562115">Freebie downloaders beware...A malware distributor has decided to play a nasty prank by locking victim's computers before they can start Windows and then blaming the infection on two well-known and respected security researchers.Over the past 24 hours, after downloading and installing software from what appears to be free software and crack sites, people suddenly find that they are locked out of their computer before Windows starts.When locked out, the PC will display a message stating that they were infected by Vitali Kremez and MalwareHunterTeam, who are both well-known malware and security researchers and have nothing to do with this malware.These infections are called MBRLockers as they replace the 'master boot record' of a computer so that it prevents the operating system from starting and displays a ransom note or other message instead.</blockquote>

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