'Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit Ransomware' Details

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The Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit Ransomware is the Belgian Version of the Ukash Virus

The infamous Ukash virus, known by several other names, has claimed numerous victims in recent years. This is surely related to the news received in early 2011 that criminals behind this infamous Winlocker started distributing it on an affiliate basis, paying hackers to infect as many computer systems as possible with the many versions of the Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit ransomware and other variants of the Ukash virus. The Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit ransomware is the Belgian version of this fraudulent message from the fake police. Recent variants of this ransomware detect the victim’s IP address and then display the Winlocker message with the language and police emblems that most closely match the infected computer’s country of origin.

If you find that your computer system is displaying an intrusive Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit ransomware message that does not permit access to the Windows Desktop, your files or Task Manager, this is evidence that your PC has become infected with malware. Fortunately, you can undo the effects of the Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit ransomware by starting up in Safe Mode. Then, most competent anti-malware programs should be able to remove the Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit ransomware.

The Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit Ransomware is a Message from the Fake Police

The many variants of the Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit ransomware all work in the same way. Basically, they will display a message claiming that the victim’s computer system was involved in alarming illegal activity, which will usually include the distribution of child pornography and bestiality. Then, Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit ransomware claims that the law enforcement agency corresponding to the victim’s country has blocked access to the infected computer until a fine is paid using the Ukash money transfer service. Of course, ESG malware analysts point out that it is an entirely ridiculous proposition that such horrible activities as the distribution of child pornography would be solved with the payment of a fee to the law enforcement! Malware like the Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit ransomware is known as scareware because Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit ransomware counts on scaring its victims in order to make them act on impulse and irrationally. It is also known as ransomware because what Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit ransomware essentially does is take the victim’s computer hostage, and refuses to relinquish its hold until a ransom is paid.

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Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit Ransomware Technical Report

As new Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit Ransomware details are reported by our customers and findings from our Threat Research Center, we will update this section.

Fake message for Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit Ransomware:

The following fake error message(s) appears for Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit Ransomware:

Federal Computer Crime Unit
Criminaliteit op het internet
Activité illicite demelee!
Ce blocage de l’ordinateur sert a la prévention de vos actes illégaux. Le systeme d’exploitation a ete bloque a cause de la dérogation de lois de la Royaume de Belgique!
On a releve l’infraction a la loi: de votre IP adresse qui correspond a [removed]on a réalisé la requete sur le site qui contient la pornographie, la pornographie d’enfant, la sodomie et des
actes de violence envers les enfants. Egalement on a récupéré un video avec les etements de violence et la pornographie d’enfants. De meme on a retrouve l’envoi eu courriel électronique sous forme de spam avec les dessous terroristes.
Pour lever le blocage de l’ordinateur vous devez payer le recouvrement de 100 euros. Il y a deux possibilités d’effectuer le paiement:
1) Abolition de dettes a l’aides du systeme de paiement Ukash:
Pour le faire vous devez remplir le champs du paiement avec le code donne, puis appuyer su- OK (en cas de deux codes disponibles, remplissez-les successivement l’un après quoi appuyés sur OK).
Si le systeme informe d’une erreur, vous devez envoyer le code a l’adresse électronique cybercrime@lokalepolitie.be.
2) Paiement a l’aide de Paysafecard:
Pour le faire vous devez remplir le champs du paiement avec le code (ou avec le mot d’ordre) et appuyer sur OK (en cas de deux codes disponibles, remplissez-les successivement l’un après l’autre après quoi appuyez sur OK).
En cas d’apparition d’une erreur, vous devez envoyer le code a l’adresse électronique cybercrime@lokalepolitie.be

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