'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware

Is your access to your operating system blocked by a full-screen threatening message? Does that message accuse you of taking part in criminal activities and insist that you have 72 hours to pay a fine if you want to avoid prosecution and more severe fines of thousands of Euros? If you are experiencing those problems, it is likely that your computer has become infected with the 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware Trojan. There are various variants of the 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware Trojan, many of which may claim that you have 24 or 48 hours to pay the supposed fine instead. The main aspect of the 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware that all computer users should understand is that this is part of a scam and that the threatening message associated with this malware threat is not part of a real law enforcement operation.

The 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware message appears when a computer has become infected with a ransomware. The main goal of the 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware infection is to steal money from its victims. To do this, the Trojan blocks access to the infected computer by displaying a full screen window that cannot be closed or moved. It also makes changes to the infected computer's registry that prevent the victim from accessing the Windows Registry Editor, Task Manager or Start Menu, all of which would help remove a full screen window that refuses to go away. The victim of a 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware infection effectively cannot gain access to files and applications on the infected computer. The 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware then displays a message that makes it seem as if the infected computer were blocked by an agency that prevents and punishes crimes as part of a police operation, demanding the payment of a fine before 72 hours pass.

If your computer is infected with the 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware Trojan, ESG security researchers advise the following measures:

• Start up the infected computer using Safe Mode or an alternate Boot Method.
• Use the Registry Editor or a reliable anti-malware program to remove the changes 'You have 72 hours to pay the fine' Ransomware's made to your settings.
• Scan your computer to remove all malicious files associated with this malware threat.