'The Great Britain Police Central e-crime Unit' Ransomware

'The Great Britain Police Central e-crime Unit' ransomware has been identified as one more variant of the Ukash Virus. This infection is a well-known Winlocker that takes over the victim's computer and blocks access to Windows, demanding the payment of one hundred pounds. It receives its name because payment is usually demanded via the Ukash money transfer service. ESG security researchers advise ignoring all claims in the 'The Great Britain Police Central e-crime Unit' ransomware's message. This message and Winlocker have absolutely no relationship with British law enforcement. The 'The Great Britain Police Central e-crime Unit' ransomware infection is part of a Trojan infection that is designed to steal money from unsuspecting computer users. If you find the 'The Great Britain Police Central e-crime Unit' ransomware message on your machine, it is advisable to use an appropriate anti-malware application to scan your computer.

The 'The Great Britain Police Central e-crime Unit' ransomware will use an alarming message accusing you of engaging in illegal practices, such as viewing child pornography and other deviant sexual material. It will claim to have been sent by law enforcement and that your computer has been blocked by the British police force until you pay a one hundred pound fine. Of course, this is a laughably small amount for such severe crimes. Not only that, but the British police is definitely not in the business of illegally taking over people's computers. Rather, the 'The Great Britain Police Central e-crime Unit' ransomware message is displayed by a Trojan. It is not a sophisticated malware infection, basically blocking access to the infected computer's desktop, Task Manager, and other components that would allow the victim to 'escape' the 'The Great Britain Police Central e-crime Unit' ransomware message.

Dealing With the 'The Great Britain Police Central e-crime Unit' Ransomware Infection

Fortunately, starting up in Safe Mode will prevent the Trojan responsible for the 'The Great Britain Police Central e-crime Unit' ransomware infection from loading automatically at start-up. However, it worth to note that part of the versions of the Ukash Virus have started to include components that block Safe Mode. In these cases, it may be necessary to start up the infected PC from an independent drive, such as a CD or a network-shared drive. Then, a reliable anti-virus program will be able to remove any malware on your computer system.