The White Screen virus is also prevalent on peer-to-peer file sharing websites and is often packaged with pirated or illegally acquired software. The threat may also be downloaded manually by tricking the user into thinking they are installing a useful piece of software. Another method used to propagate this type of malware is spam email containing infected attachments or links to malicious websites.
This drive-by-download often happens surreptitiously.
Malicious websites, or legitimate websites that have been compromised, may drop this trojan onto a compromised computer. The White Screen virus is distributed through several means. However in some cases, this trojan is unable to detect the IP address or location, so you’ll get a white screen after login. The White Screen virus locks the computer and, depending on the user’s current location, displays a localized webpage that covers the entire desktop of the infected computer and demands payment for the supposed possession of illicit material. If your computer is locked, and you are seeing a White Screen whenever you are trying to login into your Windows machine, then your computer is infected with a piece of malware known as Trojan Reveton.
