Federal Police Ukash Virus

The Federal Police Ukash Virus family is a very large family of ransomware that is designed to scare inexperienced computer users into paying hefty fines. The many variants of the Federal Police Ukash Virus will block access to the infected computer, claiming that it was involved in illegal activities (including viewing child pornography or severe copyright violations). One of the aspects that characterize the Federal Police Ukash Virus infection is the fact that the many variants of this malware threat are engineered to attack computers belonging to different countries. Depending on the infected computer's IP address, the Federal Police Ukash Virus can detect that computer's location and then install the variant corresponding to that computer's country. ESG security researchers strongly advise ignoring all messages associated with variants of the Federal Police Ukash Virus and instead removing this threat with the assistance of a reliable anti-malware program and Windows' Safe Mode.

The Many Faces of the Federal Police Ukash Virus

Below, ESG malware researchers have listed some of the known variants of the Federal Police Ukash Virus as well as the countries targeted by each variant:

1. 'Der Computer ist für die Verletzung der Gesetze der Republik Österreich blockiert worden' targets computer users in Austria.
2. 'Der Computer ist für die Verletzung der Gesetze von Belgien und wurde blockiert' targets computer users in Belgium.
3. 'Computeren er blevet blokeret for at overtræde lovgivningen i Danmark' targets computer users in Denmark.
4. 'Der Computer ist für die Verletzung der Gesetze der Bundesrepublik Deutschland wurde blockiert' targets computer users in Germany.
5. 'El equipo ha sido bloqueado por violar las leyes de Espana' targets computer users in Spain.
6. 'Votre ordinateur est bloqué' targets computer users in France.
7. 'Tá do ríomhaire cosc curtha ar shárú ar dhlíthe na tíre Éirinn' targets computer users in Ireland.

There are many more variants of the Federal Police Ukash Virus, targeting countries such as the United States, Poland and Italy. Variants of the Federal Police Ukash Virus scam can be spotted because they will demand payment via PaySafeCard, Ukash or MoneyPak. All of these are legitimate money transfer services that are not directly associated with Federal Police Ukash Virus variants. ESG security researchers strongly advise against paying the ransom demanded by the Federal Police Ukash Virus. Paying the 'fine' will do nothing to remove the infection from your computer.