'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware

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The 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware infection is a fake police message in the Urausy family of Police Ransomware. The 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware is just one of countless new Police Ransomware has been used to target computers all around the world. The 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware variant is designed to infect computers in Romania and uses a fake message from the Romanian police written in this country's language. Most variants in this scam such as the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware, the 'Comandancia General de Policía' Ransomware and the 'Dansk Rigspolitiet' Ransomware, among others, carry out the same basic attack and the 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware infection is not the exception. This malware infection blocks all access to the victim's computer, effectively taking it hostage. The goal of the 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware attack is to trick victims into paying a fake police fine. If the 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware Trojan is attacking your computer, the 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware should be removed immediately with the help of a strong, fully updated anti-malware application.

The 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware Takes Your Computer Hostage

The main goal of the 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware attack is to block all access to the infected machine. This is a well known type of malware attack known as a Winlocker due to the fact that it blocks access to Windows. Infections like the 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware combine a Winlocker attack with an effective social engineering approach designed to monetize this type of attack. In the case of the 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware, a fake message from the Romanian police is displayed on the victim's PC. This message accuses the victim of illegal activities such as viewing child pornography and distributing malware. The 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware claims that the victim's computer was blocked by the police and that the victim will be penalized with years of jail time and thousands of euros in fines. However, the 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware then claims that it is possible to avoid these punishments by paying a one-time bogus police 'fine.'

How to Reacquire Access to Your Computer

Since the 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware has absolutely no real connection with the police, computer users should refrain from paying this fake police fine. Making the payment will not remove this threat or restore your access to your computer in any way. Instead, the 'Ministerul Afacerilor Interne' Ransomware message should be bypassed with the help of an alternate start-up method and then this threat should be removed with a reliable anti-malware program.