Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus
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| Ranking: | 610 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 77,838 |
| First Seen: | April 29, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | September 20, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus is one of the many variants of the MoneyPak scam, a well known ramsomware scheme that targets computer users with computers located in North America. Computers that are infected with the Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus will be locked, preventing the computer users from gaining access to software or files on the infected computer. The computer user will receive a bogus message claiming that the victim's computer was used in illegal activities. This message supposedly come from the joint chiefs of staff, a claim that basically does not make sense since this is not a police organization or a government department that would usually handle violations like these. The Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus is actually a Police Ransomware Trojan belonging to the Urausy family of malware.
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How the Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus Enters a Computer
There are several ways in which the Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus is distributed. The most common ways in which the Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus enters a computer include attack websites (Web pages designed to exploit vulnerabilities in visitors' computers in order to install malware) and legitimate websites that have been compromised so that they will redirect computer users to malicious websites. The Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus can also be distributed in malicious spam email attachments or downloaded manually by the victim. Inexperienced computer users may download these malicious files manually believing that they contain legitimate content. For example, criminals will often release malware like the Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus on file sharing networks, disguised as popular movies, TV shows or recent music releases which inexperienced computer users may then download onto their computers.
The Infection Process of Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus
Once the Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus has infiltrated a computer, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus makes dangerous changes to the infected computer's settings. These changes allow the Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus to run automatically on start-up and prevent the computer user from accessing the infected computer. When the computer user logs in, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus will display a bogus message warning the victim that if a fine of $400 is not paid using MoneyPak, the victim will face jail time and fines of thousands of dollars. Apart from its threatening message, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus will also take a video with the victim's webcam and include this in its threatening ransom message.
URLs
Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus may call the following URLs:
| alpha-news.org |
Messages
The following messages associated with Joint Chiefs of Staff Virus were found:
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
The work of your computer has been suspended on the grounds of the violation of the law of the United States of America. Possible violations are described below: Article ? 184. Pornography involving children (under 18 years) Imprisonment of the term of up to 10-15 years (The use or distribution of pornographic files) Article ? 171. Copyright Imprisonment for the term of up to 2-5 years (The use or sharing copyrighted files) Article ? 113. The use of unlicensed software Imprisonment for the term of up to 2 years (The use of unlicensed software) The first violation may not entail the criminal liability if the payment of the fine in connection with the law of loyalty to the people, on 26 January 2013, in repeated violations of the criminal responsibility is inevitable. To unlock your computer and to avoid other legal consequences, you are obligated to pay a release fee of $400. How do I unlock computer using MoneyPak? 1. Find a retail location near you. 2. Look for a MoneyPak in the prepaid section. Take it to the cashier and load it with cash. A service fee of up to $4.95 will apply. 3. To pay fine, you should enter the digits MoneyPak resulting code in the payment form and press Pay MoneyPak. In connection with the decision of the Government as of January 26, 2013, all of the violations described above could be considered criminal. If the fine has not been paid, you will become the subject of criminal prosecution. The fine is applicable only in the case of a primary violation. In the case of second violation you will appear before the Supreme Court of the USA. Amount of the fine is $400. Payment must be made within 48 hours after the computer blocking. If the fine has not been paid, you will become the subject of criminal prosecution without the right to pay the fine. The Department of the Fight Against Cyber activity will confiscate your computer (after 48 hours) An attempt to unlock the computer by yourself will lead to the full formatting of the operating system. All the files, videos, photos, documents on your computer will be deleted. All illegal activities conducted through your computer have been recorded in the Police Database, including photos and videos from your camera for further identification. You have been registered by viewing pornography involving minors. After paying the fine your computer will be unblocked. (In the case of second violation you will become the subject of criminal prosecution without the right to pay the fine!) Please note: The fine may only be paid within 48 hours, if you let 48 hours pass without payment, the possibility of unlocking your computer expires. In this case a criminal case against you will be initiated automatically. |
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