Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware
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| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 0 |
| First Seen: | February 25, 2013 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
In the last year, Police Ransomware attacks have increased around the world. This is because this is a scam that can be extremely profitable for the criminal organizations involved, netting millions of dollars in illegal profits. The Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware is one of the many variants of the Police Ransomware Trojans that have targeted computers in Europe for the past several years. Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware blocks access to the infected computer (because of this, the Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware is also known as a Winlocker) and then displays a fake message from the police that threatens the victim with jail time unless a large fine is paid using a money transfer service.
Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware is Not Displayed by the Police
Although the Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware message claims that the infected computer was blocked by Luxembourg's police department, there is actually not relationship between law enforcement agencies and these kinds of Winlockers. Because of this, paying the Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware fine will do nothing to unlock your computer or supposedly 'protect' you from the police. It is simply a waste of money. Instead of following the instructions in the Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware message, you should use a reliable anti-malware program to stop this threat completely. It is important to note that the main difficulty in dealing with a Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware infection is bypassing the threatening message and accessing your security software. Alternate boot methods, such as an external start-up disk, can help you do this.
Scams like the Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware infection rely on threatening language and computer users' feelings of guilt to scare them into paying substantial fees (because of these, they are often known as 'scareware'). The Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware message accuses the computer user of viewing illegal pornographic material, downloading copyrighted material, online harassment and distributing malware and then lists the penalties for these infractions, which consist in many years of jail time and huge fines. Inexperienced computer users, not aware of what is permitted and not permitted online may be tricked into paying this fine due to their own feelings of guilt. For example, an inexperienced computer user may think that viewing a YouTube video of a popular TV show clip may count as 'viewing copyrighted material without permission' and make them liable for thousands of Euros in fines.
System Messages
The following system messages may be associated with Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg Ransomware:
Attention! |
Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg |
