'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware

The 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware Trojan targets computers located in Slovakia. The 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware belongs to the Trojan.Lockscreen family of malware and is designed to steal money from inexperienced computer users. Essentially, the 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware as well as its many variants that include the 'Dansk Rigspolitiet' Ransomware, the 'Police Judiciaire Fédérale' Ransomware and the 'Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CCIP)' Virus, among others, block all access to a computer and, once it has been taken hostage, extracts a ransom from the computer user. Part of the 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware scam involves impersonating the Slovakia's police. However, the 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware has absolutely no connection to any legitimate law enforcement agency.

The 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware Uses a Malicious Code to Attack Your PC

Police Ransomware scams like the 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware are a particularly effective way of stealing money from inexperienced computer users. The main reason why police ransomware attacks are so effective is that they utilize a two pronged approach to scam computer users. Essentially, the 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware attacks both the victim's computer through malicious code and the victim themselves using a social engineering approach.

How 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware Achieves Its Attack

The 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware's malicious code is designed to take a computer hostage. The 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware infection makes malicious changes to the infected computer's settings, preventing the computer user from accessing the infected computer's operating system or files stored on the affected PC. The 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware attack also disables security software installed on the infected computer and other security-related Windows components, such as System Restore. When the computer user attempts to access the infected computer, the 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware displays a message that fills up the entire screen.

The 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware's Social Engineering Scam

The main part of the 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware scam involves a social engineering component that the 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware uses to threaten the computer user. In its message, the 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware claims that the infected computer was used to view illegal pornographic material, launder money and distribute malware. The 'Policajny Zbor Slovenskej Republiky' Ransomware then claims that The Netherlands' police have blocked the infected computer as part of an official law enforcement operation and that the victim is in danger of going to jail unless a bogus police fine is paid through Ukash or other electronic payment services.