'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware

The 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware Trojan belongs to the infamous Urausy family of Police Ransomware. The 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware variant is designed to target computer systems located in Hungary. There are numerous versions of this scam, with individual variants designed to target computer systems in a specific geographical location. However, despite these differences, the many variants in the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware scam carry out the same basic scam, accusing computer users of illegal activities in order to steal their money through bogus police 'fines'. If your computer is blocked by the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware message, it is very important to remove the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware immediately with the help of a reliable anti-malware application.

What Makes It Possible for the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware to Scam Computer Users

To scam inexperienced computer users, the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware as well as its many variants such as the 'Dansk Rigspolitiet' Ransomware, the 'Police Judiciaire Fédérale' Ransomware, the 'Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CCIP)' Virus, among others pretends to be part of an official law enforcement operation. To do this, the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware displays a fake message from Hungary's police. This message claims that the victim's computer was blocked by the police because of its involvement in illegal activities such as money laundering and viewing illegal pornography. This message is accompanied by a Winlocker component that blocks all access to the infected computer. After threatening the victim with years of jail time and other harsh punishments for these supposed crimes, the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware message claims that it is possible to avoid prosecution by paying a one-time fine of one hundred Euros.

The Best Way to Deal with a 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware Infection

Since the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware has absolutely no relationship with the police, ESG malware analysts strongly recommend that computer users ignore this malware infection's message. Paying the ransom that the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware demands will do nothing to unblock your computer or restore your access to your files. Instead of paying this bogus police 'fine', computer users should bypass the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware message by using alternate start-up methods to launch Windows. Some methods that may work include using Safe Mode, the Command Prompt or launching from an external memory device. Once access to the infected computer has been restored, it is usually possible to remove the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware infection with the help of a strong, fully-updated anti-malware utility.