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Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Ransomware

By SpideyMan in Ransomware

The Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware is the Austrian face of the Ukash Virus. There have been numerous reports of malware infections cause by a nefarious Winlocker that impersonates police agencies corresponding to the country of the infected computer's IP address. The Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware is one of dozens of different versions of this Winlocker, targeting computer systems in various countries from all over the world. The Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware is written in German and uses police emblems and logos corresponding to the actual Austrian police agencies charged with computer crimes and intelligence. However, the Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware has absolutely no connection with real law enforcement agencies, instead being part of a well-known online scam.

If you find that your access to your computer system is blocked and that you are greeted upon start-up with the Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware's message, then it is important to remove the malware behind the Ukash ransomware from your computer. Fortunately, this is not particularly difficult: simply start up in Safe Mode or from an external drive and use a reliable anti-malware application to remove the Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware from your computer. Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware removal can also be carried out manually – simply delete the Windows Registry entries allowing the Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware to start up automatically and then remove all files associated with this threat.

How the Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware Scam Works

The Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware scam is quite simple. Basically, criminals use malware to force the victim's computer to display a message supposedly coming from the Austrian authorities when the infected computer starts up. This message blocks access to the desktop, files and Task Manager, and claims that the victim's computer was involved in illegal activities (including severe crimes like child pornography and distribution of bestiality pornographic material). The Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware will then claim that the infected computer is being seized by the Austrian police until the victim pays a 100 Euro fine through the Ukash money transfer service. Of course, this is all part of a scam and ESG security analysts strongly recommend that you disregard all claims made by the Computerkriminalitat Des Criminal Intelligence Service Ransomware message.

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