'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware

The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware infection is part of a well known family of malware called Urausy. There has been a marked increase in Police Ransomware attacks related to this family of police Winlockers. One of the main reasons for this is that the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware Trojan is just one of dozens of new variants in this family that include the 'Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste' Ransomware, the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware and the 'Poliisin Tekniikkakeskus' Ransomware, all designed to target different countries around the world. The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware variant is designed to attack computers located in Portugal. Like all other variants of the Police Ransomware scam, the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware takes the victim's computer hostage and then demands that the victim pay a ransom in order to regain access to the infected machine. However, paying the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware ransom will not help your computer recover from the infection.

The Fake Legal Penalties Presented by the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware

The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware scam takes the victim's computer hostage by preventing the PC user from gaining access to the infected computer's Desktop and operating system. The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware then displays a fake message from the Polícia Judiciária de Portugal, Portugal's police force, claiming that the victim's computer was used to carry out illegal activities such as viewing illegal pornography and distributing malware. The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware message is meant to be scary and threatening, mentioning the legal penalties for these infractions (such as decades of jail time and thousands of Euros in police fines). The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware then claims that paying a one-time fine of one hundred Euros will allow the computer user to regain access to the infected computer. However, this is nothing but a scam meant to steal your money; there is no actual connection between the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware and any real police agency.

Cleaning Your PC from the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware

If your computer is infected with the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware, it is very important to remove this threat immediately. To do this, ESG malware analysts recommend using alternate start-up methods to regain access to the infected computer, such as starting up from an external device or using Safe Mode. Once a computer user is able to access the infected machine, a reliable anti-malware program should be used to remove the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware infection.