Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware Trojan is a malware infection that targets computers with an IP address in the Kingdom of Jordan. There are numerous variants of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware, all designed to attack computers with IP addresses in the Middle East. This is simply an update of a highly used scam that has been around for several years. Initially confined to the Russian Federation, it gradually spread throughout Europe and then, in 2012, to North America. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware is simply the variant of this scam targeting computers in Arabic-speaking countries. These variants are characterized by their use of CashU to extract their ransom. This is a legitimate money transfer service that caters to costumers in this region of the world.

How the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware Scam Works

Once the victim's computer is infected with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware, this malware infection blocks access to the victim's computer. To do this, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware makes dangerous changes to the victim's computer's Registry and settings that allow this malware infection to display a full screen message after start-up with no way for the computer user to bypass it. This message claims that the victim's computer was used for illegal purposes and threatens the PC user with imprisonment and hefty fines unless a single fine of one hundred Euros is paid using the CashU money transfer service. It worth be mentioned that paying this 'penalty' will not remove the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware infection or its intrusive start-up message.

The main difficulty in dealing with a Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware infection is bypassing this malware threat's ransom message. There are several ways to do this. ESG security researchers advise inexperienced computer users to boot Windows from an external device (such as a CD) or in Safe Mode. Once access to the infected computer is gained, the removal of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ransomware can be accomplished with the assistance of a strong and updated anti-malware application.