'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware

Criminals have started to release new versions of the well known Urausy Police Ransomware Trojans. The 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware Trojan is the Finnish variant of this malware threat. Attacks involving the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware affect computer systems located in Finland. The 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware carries out a scam that has been seen numerous times before; the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware accuses its victim of illegal activities and displays a bogus message from Finland's police force. Essentially, the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware infection takes the victim's computer as a hostage and demands that the computer user pay a fake police fine in order to unblock the infected computer. The 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware message accuses the computer user of distributing malware, viewing child pornography or other online activities. However, it is important to understand that the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware is not actually related to the police and is actually part of a well known scam. Because of this, the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware should be removed immediately with the aid of a reliable anti-malware application.

The Trojan Behind the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware Adapts Itself to the Different Locations

Attacks involving malware in the Urausy family like the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware are typically designed to target a specific geographical location. These types of attacks use elements designed to trick computer users in a specific region such as using a ransom message in the region's language and containing a message that references that region's main police force. The 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware is no exception, using a message written in Finnish and referencing the 'Keskusrikospoliisi', one of Finland's main law enforcement agency. There are countless variants of this scam, such as the 'Nemzeti Védelmi Szolgálat' Ransomware, the 'Unité Spéciale de la Police' Ransomware and the 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware and many more, each targeting a different part of the world and using elements specifically designed to scam the citizens of that region. Each 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware variant demands payment through an electronic payment service corresponding to the targeted part of the world, such as Ukash and MoneyPak.

Taking Care of a 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware Infection

If your computer has been infected by the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware, it is important to remember that paying its 'fine' will not remove this threat from the infected computer. Rather, the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware message should be bypassed using alternate start-up methods to access the infected computer. Once the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware message has been avoided, it is possible to remove the actual police Winlocker infection completely with the help of an anti-malware application that is fully up to date.