Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware

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Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware – The French Edition of the Infamous Ukash Trojan

The Ukash Trojan is a Winlocker that has infected a great number of computer in Europe. By harassing its victims and taking their computer systems hostage, the Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware infection is responsible for generating a considerable illicit profit to criminals that create Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware. ESG malware researchers have noted an ample growth in the number of Ukash Trojan infections since news broke in fall of 2011 that criminals were providing this winlocker to other hackers on an affiliate plan. Basically, criminals behind Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware variants have initiated a plan where they pay other hackers depending on the number of computer systems that they manage to infect with variants of Ukash Trojan. It is important to understand that the Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware infection is not related to the French police or to any law enforcement agency. This is a well-known online scam that is designed to take advantage of inexperienced computer users. There are many variations of the Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware scam, corresponding to various countries in Europe. There are versions of the Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware scam that contain fake messages from major law enforcement agencies of various European countries. These include these agencies' emblems and messages in the targeted country's language.

Understanding the Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware Scam

The Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware freezes the victim's computer system and then refuses to give back control over the infected computer except if the computer user pays a determined amount of money. After Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware freezes the victim's computer, Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware displays a fake message from the French police force. This message is entirely in French and claims that, unless a one hundred Euro fine is paid through Ukash, victim's drives will be erased and the data forwarded to law enforcement. The Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware scam will claim that the victim's computer was used in illegal activities. ESG malware researchers strongly recommend that you ignore this warning – the Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware infection has no way of deleting your files. The extent of this malware's abilities is freezing up your computer system and preventing access to the frozen computer's desktop. In fact, you can avoid the Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware message by simply starting up your computer system in Safe Mode. Once you regain access to your computer system, the Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware scam can be removed by a legitimate anti-malware application.