'Police Fédérale Belge' Ransomware

The 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware Trojan is part of a known scam that is used to steal money from inexperienced computer users. The 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware works by blocking access to the victim's computer, effectively taking the victim's computer hostage. The 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware infection then displays an elaborate ransom note that tries to trick the victim into believing that it is necessary to pay a fake police fine to unblock the infected computer. There are several ways in which the 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware Trojan infects a computer although the most common of these is through the use of exploit kits coupled with redirect scripts inserted into compromised websites. If your computer has been blocked and displays a fake message from the 'Police Federale Belge' (Belgian Federal Police), this indicates that your computer is severely infected with the 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware.

How 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware Infects Your Computer

The 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware Trojan is just one of countless Police Ransomware Trojans used to carry out the same basic scam. Among the many variants of the Police Ransomware Trojan, we can mention the 'Comandancia General de Policía' Ransomware, the 'Police Judiciaire Federale' Ransomware and the 'Poliisin Tekniikkakeskus' Ransomware. The 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware scam usually has the following steps:

• The 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware Trojan enters the victim's PC after the victim's computer is exposed to one of its usual infection vectors (such as spam email attachments, fake torrent download or attack websites).
• If the victim's computer is located in Belgium, the 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware variant is installed. Otherwise, a variant corresponding to the infected computer's location is installed instead.
• The 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware Trojan blocks all access to the victim's computer using a Winlocker component.
• The 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware Trojan then displays a full screen message that appears when the infected computer starts up. This message accuses the victim of illegal activity (for example, viewing child pornography or distributing malware). The 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware message claims that the Belgian police has blocked access to the infected computer and that it is necessary to pay a fine to restore access to the victim's files and Desktop and to avoid severe penalties such as incarceration and enormous fines. Of course, since there is no actual relationship between the 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware and the real police, ESG security analysts strongly advise against paying the 'Police Federale Belge' Ransomware 'fine'.