'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware

Police Ransomware infections have spread throughout the world; while initially limited to Europe, these malware scams have infected computers in more than thirty countries all over the globe! The 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware infection is just one more among the numerous variants in these extensive malware families. Like its many clones, 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware displays a bogus message from the police (or in this case, from KODA) in order to coerce the victim into paying a hefty ransom fee.

'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware Uses a Fake Message from KODA to Trick Its Victims

Police Ransomware attacks tend to target specific countries. They do this by detecting the infected computer's IP address and then installing a variant of the Police Ransomware infection that corresponds to the infected computer's country. 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware targets Danish computer users. The 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware message is written entirely in Danish and pretends to be sent by KODA, a Danish association that protects the rights of musicians and songwriters. Computer users located in other countries will be infected with Police Ransomware messages in their country's language and impersonating similar organizations from the targeted country (GEMA ransomware is a typical example of this kind of scam). It is important to note that the 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware is not connected in any way with legitimate organizations and is part of a well known scam used to trick inexperienced computer users into giving up their money.

The 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware scam is simple. This malware infection blocks access to the infected computer. The 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware then displays a threatening message accusing the victim of copyright infractions. After threatening the victim with jail time and fines of thousands of euros, the 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware infection claims that it is possible to avoid these penalties by paying a fine of a few hundred Euros through a money transfer service like Ukash or PaySafeCard. Paying the 'Din computer er blevet låst' Ransomware ransom will do nothing to unblock your machine or delete this intrusive malware infection from your machine.