Servepolice.biz

Error.servepolice.biz is a Web page that is part of a known Police Ransomware scam. Websites similar to Error.servepolice.biz are part of an effort to lock computer users out of their computers. Essentially, Error.servepolice.biz takes the affected Web browser hostage and then demands the payment of a ransom from the computer user. Error.servepolice.biz may be used to block access to the most popular Web browsers on Windows – this includes Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Error.servepolice.biz contains a fake message from the police that threatens computer users by first accusing them of viewing illegal content and then demanding the payment of a bogus 'police fine.' Error.servepolice.biz will claim that the victim's computer was used to view child pornography, traffic pirated software and media or distribute threats. Error.servepolice.biz then claims that the computer user is in danger of going to jail and paying fines of thousands of dollars. Error.servepolice.biz and its variants may detect the geographical location of visitors' computers, displaying a specific ransomware message that references that location's police force and law enforcement agencies. When computer users attempt to leave Error.servepolice.biz or close their Web browser, Error.servepolice.biz displays irritating pop-up windows that prevent computer users from doing so. Essentially, the Error.servepolice.biz Web page contains harmful scripts designed to prevent computer users from leaving Error.servepolice.biz.

How Error.servepolice.biz and Other Police Ransomware Work

Previous versions of the Police Ransomware scam typically take the form of Trojan infections that block all access to the entire affected computer. Error.servepolice.biz belongs to a new variant in this scam that only affects the victim's Web browser. Although the effect is overall weaker and less destructive, it is ironically an approach that may be even more effective. Computer users that lose all access to their computer are more likely to initiate action with a reliable security program than computer users that only lose part of their computer's functionality. Error.servepolice.biz's approach makes it likelier that computer users believe that the police have intercepted their Internet communications.