'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzības Birojs' Virus (Ransomware)

'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzības Birojs' Virus (Ransomware) Image

The 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware Trojan is part of a malware attack from the Urausy family of malware. There are numerous versions of the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware scam, each designed to target a specific geographical region. The 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware infection is specifically designed to infect computers located in Latvia, carrying out a well known online scam that involves impersonating the Latvian police. Computers located outside of Latvia will usually not become infected with the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware; they will instead become infected with a variant corresponding to the infected computer's location.

The 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware infection is part of a malware scam commonly known as a Police Ransomware Trojan. Trojans are malware infections that require the victims themselves to download and install them on the infected computer. Ransomware threats like the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware, as well as its clones that include the 'Kriminalpolisenheten Birojs' Ransomware, the 'Poliisin Tekniikkakeskus' Ransomware and the 'Poliisihallituksen' Ransomware are designed to carry out malicious tasks on the victim's computer in an effort to extract a ransom from the victim. Police Ransomware Trojans are a specific type of ransomware infection that takes a computer hostage and impersonates the police to scam computer users.

The 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware Takes the Computer Hostage

The initial portion of the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware attack involves blocking all access to the infected computer. Once the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware is active, the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware prevents computer users from accessing their Desktop or files, taking it hostage. The 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware does this because the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware wants to convince the computer user to pay a ransom in order to unblock it. To do this, the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware displays a fake message from the police which accuses the victim of highly illegal activities and claims that the infected computer was blocked by the police rather than by a malware infection. However, it is important to understand that the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware is not related in any way to Latvia's police force or to any kind of legitimate law enforcement operation. Because of this, computer users should refrain from paying the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzibas Birojs' Ransomware 'police fine' and instead remove this threat immediately with a reliable anti-malware application.