'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware

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The 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware Trojan is the Swedish variant in the Urausy family of police Winlockers. ESG malware researchers have dealt with a variety of variants in this family. The 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware attack is specifically designed to target computer users in Sweden. There are countless variants of this scam, all targeting different regions of the world. In fact, the 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware is not the one designed specifically to target computer systems in Sweden; in recent week at least three other malware infections in the Urausy family have been observed targeting computer systems in this part of the world. Regardless of the specific variant being used in an attack, all of these threats carry out the same basic scam, taking a computer hostage and demanding the payment of a ransom in exchange.

What Lies Behind a 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware Scam

Basically, the 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware blocks all access to the infected computer and displays a fake message from the police. This message accuses the victim of illegal activities such as sending out spam email and laundering money. To scare inexperienced computer users, the 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware message lists all the punishments for these types of activities which usually amount to years in jail and fines of thousands of Euros. The 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware then claims that it is possible to avoid them by paying a fake 'police fine' of the equivalent of a few hundred dollars.

The 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware Adapts Itself to Its Victims' Locations

The 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware variants are designed to target a specific region. The 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware specifically attacks computer systems located in Sweden. Computer systems in other regions will be instead infected by a variant specifically designed to target their particular part of the world as is the case with the 'Poliisihallituksen' Ransomware that attacks PCs housed on Finland, the 'Nemzeti Védelmi Szolgálat' Ransomware that attacks Hungary and the 'Unité Spéciale de la Police' Ransomware that attacks residents of Luxembourg, for example. To adapt themselves to the targeted computer's location, variants of the 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware attack use messages that include the targeted country's language, reference its police agencies, and include elements such as flags, shields, badges, and logos that are region-specific.

The Techniques that Sould be Used to Remove the 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware

To remove 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware it is first necessary to bypass the 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware message. This can be done by using alternate start-up methods when turning on the infected computer. Once access to your files is restored, the 'Kriminalpolisenheten' Ransomware infection can be removed with the help of a reliable anti-malware program that is fully up to date.