'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware

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The 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware Trojan is a dangerous police Winlocker that is used to steal money from computer users located in The Netherlands. There are countless variants of the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware, all belonging to a large family of malware known as Urausy. Basically, the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware takes the victim's computer hostage in order to extract a ransom from its victim. Although the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware impersonates the Netherlands' police, it is important to remember that there is no actual connection between the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware and real law enforcement agencies. The 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware is just one of the many police Winlocker infections that exist today to steal money from inexperienced computer users.

Police Ransomware infections are particularly effective scams that are used to trick inexperienced computer users into paying bogus police fines. The 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware scam uses two approaches simultaneously to make its attack more effective. Basically, the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware attacks the computer user and the computer, carrying out an attack both on a software level and through social engineering.

How the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware Can Access Your Computer

The 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware attacks a computer by blocking all access to the operating system and all files stored on the infected computer. Using a type of malware component known as a Winlocker, the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware makes changes to the infected computer's settings that allow the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware to load automatically upon start-up and take the infected computer hostage. When the computer starts up, the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware displays a full-screen message instead of the victim's Desktop.

The 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware's Social Engineering Component

What makes the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware, as well as its variants that include the 'Ministry of Public Safety New Zealand' Virus, the 'Grupo de Delitos Telematicos' Ransomware, the 'Ministry of Public Safety Canada' Ransomware, among many more, particularly effective is its social engineering component. The 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware message accuses the victim of illegal activities, claiming that the victim's computer was involved in money laundering, malware distribution and viewing illegal pornographic material. Initially, the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware Trojan claims that the victim is in danger of going to jail for more than a decade, but then the 'Cybercrime Politie Nederland' Ransomware claims that paying a bogus police fine can help the computer user to avoid prosecution.