Ireland's National Police Service Virus Ransomware

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The Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware is a police ransomware that attacks computer users with IP addresses located in Ireland. The Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware is very similar to other common scams that target computer users in other countries. The scam carried out by the Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware is typical, claiming that the victim's computer was involved in illegal activities and then threatening the victim with jail time unless a one hundred Euro fine is paid. The Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware message claims that the victim's computer was blocked by Ireland's National Police Service. However, the victim's computer is actually blocked by a Trojan that may probably have been acquired from an unsafe online download or from visiting websites containing malicious attack scripts.

The Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware message makes several threats, accusing the victim of copyright violations, which are punishable with years of jail time and substantial fines. Despite its claims, paying the Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware fine will do nothing to unblock your machine or remove this infection from your machine. Because of this, it is advised to avoid paying the Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware's ransom, even if it is only to attempt to regain access to your computer as fast as possible. Payment of the Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware fine is carried out through Ukash, a European-based money payment service that has been used by criminals for several of these scams. It is important to point out that Ukash has no actual connection with the Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware and that it is possible to recover your money if you report the scam to Ukash in time.

Since the Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware is designed to block access to the victim's computer, the biggest problem that occurs when handling this threat is gaining access to your security software. This can be done by using alternate boot methods to bypass the appearance of the Ireland's National Police Service Ransomware message. Some options include starting up Windows from an external memory drive or in Safe Mode with a Command Prompt. Once you gain access to your computer, use a legitimate anti-malware program that is fully up to date to remove this Trojan and all of its associated files.