AFP Crime Commission Ransomware
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| Ranking: | 6,796 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,491 |
| First Seen: | July 17, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | September 20, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware Trojan is the Australian variant of the infamous malware family Urausy. The 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware Trojan carries out a typical Police Ransomware scam and targets computers with IP addresses located in Australia. The basic steps of the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware scam involve taking a computer hostage and then asking the computer user to pay a one hundred Australian dollar fine through an electronic payment service, mainly Ukash. If your access to your computer is blocked by the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware, ESG security researchers strongly recommend using an updated anti-malware application to restore your computer.
Methods of Distribution Utilized by the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware
There are several methods used to propagate the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware infection. The 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware is often distributed through attack websites using dangerous exploit kits. The 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware is also distributed using social engineering scams and is often attached to spam email messages or bundled with popular files distributed through file sharing networks. In fact, in many cases, it is possible for computer users to be deceived into downloading the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware on their own; for example, if the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware is disguised as a fake Adobe Flash Player or video codec download.
The Various Police Names Used by the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware to Scam PC Users
If the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware is infecting your computer, the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware will block all access to the victim's computer and display a fake message from the police. In the case of the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware, the fake message accuses the computer users of severe illegal activities and claims that the victim's computer was blocked by the Interpol, the AFP Crime Commission and the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police. After listing all of the severe punishments for its bogus accusations, the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware claims that it is possible to avoid these consequences by paying a police fine through Ukash. However, paying the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware's 'fine' will not restore access to the infected computer or stop the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware infection in any way. Rather, an alternate boot method should be used to bypass the 'AFP Crime Commission' Ransomware message and allow the removal of this threat with a reliable anti-malware application.
URLs
AFP Crime Commission Ransomware may call the following URLs:
| .scleriends.website |
Messages
The following messages associated with AFP Crime Commission Ransomware were found:
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Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
AFP. Crime Commission (ACC) Royal Australian Corps of Military Police Interpol Attention! Your computer has been blocked for safety reasons listed below. You are accused of viewing/storage and/or dissemination of banned pornography (child pornography/zoophilia/rape etc). You have violated World Declaration on non-proliferation of child pornography. You are accused of committing the crime envisaged by Article 161 of Commonwealth of Australia criminal law. Article 161 of Commonwealth of Australia criminal law provides for the punishment of deprivation of liberty for terms from 5 to 11 years. Also, you are suspected of violation of “Copyright and Related rights Law” (downloading of pirated music, video, warez) and of use use and/or dissemination of copyrighted content. Thus, you are suspected of violation of Article 148 of Commonwealth of Australia Criminal Law. Article 148 of Commonwealth of Australia criminal law provides for the punishment of deprivation of liberty for terms from 3 to 7 years or 150 to 550 basic amounts fine. It was from your computer, that unauthorized access had been stolen to information of State importance and to data closed for public Internet access. [....] The penalty set must be paid in course of 48 hours as of the breach. On expiration of the term, 48 hours that follow will be used for automatic collection of data on yourself and your misconduct, and criminal case will be opened against you. Amount of fine is AUD $100. You can pay a fine Ukash or Paysafecard vouchers. As soon as the money arrives to the Treasury account, your computer will be unblocked in course of 24 hours. Then in 7 day term you should remedy the breaches associated with your computer. Otherwise your computer will be blocked up again and criminal case will be opened against yourself (with no option to pay fine). |
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