Threat Database Ransomware 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware

'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware

By CagedTech in Ransomware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 13,164
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 466
First Seen: December 1, 2014
Last Seen: September 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware Trojan follows the typical pattern of most ransomware infections. The 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware will claim that certain files that belong to your computer are encrypted and demand payment of $500 USD. Unlike more threatening ransomware infections, the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware does not encrypt your files. Rather, the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware Trojan may change your extensions so that they cannot be opened as normal. The 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware also doesn't load if you start up your computer in Safe Mode. This means that, compared to other ransomware infections, the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware is not as difficult to remove or as destructive. However, the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware may take over the computer and prevent computer users from accessing their files.

How the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware Takes over Your Computer

The 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware may attack computers in the form of a Trojan infection. Trojans may enter computers when computer users open threatening files. These may be distributed using exploit kits, spam email attachments or social engineering approaches. Once the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware is installed, the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware will take over the user's computer. To do this, the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware may make unwanted changes to the Windows Registry and block access to the affected computer. When the computer user tries to operate the affected computer, the following message may appear:

'Willful copyright infringement is a federal crime that carries penalties of up to five years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, forfeiture and restitution (17 U.S.C s.506, 18 U.S.C s.2319)

As a first-time offender you are required by law to pay a fine of 500 CAD
If the fine is not paid within three days, a warrant will be issued for your arrest, which will be forwarded yo your local authorities. You will be charged, fined, convicted for up to 5 years.

How to pay a fine? There are two ways to pay a fine:

  1. You can pay the fine online through BitCoin. BitCoin is available nationwide.
  2. (Offline Option) You can come to your local courthouse and pay the fine at the 'Cashiers' window.


The second option is, of course, not available. You will not be fined thousands of dollars or go to prison because of files on your computer, regardless of what the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware says. The 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware infection has absolutely no relationship with the law enforcement. However, the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware may be related to people wanting to capitalize on recent news of a coordinated effort in North America, Europe and Australia to crack down on online piracy.

How the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware Works

Ransomware, like its name indicates, takes over a computer and then requests the payment of a fee in order to restore access. The 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware infection is caused by a Trojan infection that may be acquired from spam email attachments. Trojans, unlike viruses or worms, do not self-replicate or spread. Rather, they need computer users to execute the threatening file. Because of this, Trojans like the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware may be distributed in files disguised as something else in order to trick inexperienced computer users into opening them.

Fortunately, you can protect yourself from the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware. Use a reliable security program at all times and keep it up-to-date. Never open unsolicited email attachments or links and if the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware enters your computer, keep a level head and remove the 'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware completely by using alternate start-up methods to gain access to your Web browser and security software.

URLs

'Pirated Software has been Detected' Ransomware may call the following URLs:

https://feed.newvideo-search.com/?q=

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