Česke Republik Police Ransomware

Posted: October 15, 2012

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Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	23

First Seen:	October 15, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Česke Republik Police Virus is a ransomware Trojan derivative of other members of the Ransirac family such as the Gema 'Access to your computer was denied' Virus or the Koda Virus. Based on the content of the Česke Republik Police Virus's fraudulent legal warning, it appears to be the Czech Republic's turn to be targeted by Ransirac-inspired ransomware Trojans, which lock infected PCs and attempt to extort a ransom fee by claiming that the lockdown had occurred when the victims supposedly were performing illegal activities. SpywareRemove.com malware experts stress that the Česke Republik Police Virus isn't linked to any form of state police and isn't capable of alerting law enforcement about any crimes that you may or may not have used your PC to commit; consequentially, deleting the Česke Republik Police Virus with an anti-malware application – as opposed to paying its fake fine – should be a no-brainer.

The Česke Republik Police Virus and the Ransom You Never Should Believe

The Česke Republik Police Virus isn't able to distribute itself but can be installed by other PC threats or, most commonly, by way of exploit packages like the Blackhole Exploit Kit (which is hosted on malicious and hacked websites). Like other members of its family and ransomware Trojans in general, the Česke Republik Police Virus is designed to attack residents of a specific country, with its language choice and regional legislative symbolism all chosen to match the country of the Czech Republic. A successful installation of the Česke Republik Police Virus will, after rebooting your PC, display a fake Česke Republik Police warning message.

The Česke Republik Police Virus's message tells you that you're being penalized for actions related to illegal downloads, viewing zoophilia-related videos or indulging in other types of computer-based crimes. However, the reality of Česke Republik Police Virus's attack is that the Česke Republik Police Virus isn't related to law enforcement and doesn't make any attempts to identify any illegal content or behavior on your computer. SpywareRemove.com malware research team recommends that you treat the Česke Republik Police Virus as the digital shyster that the Česke Republik Police Virus is, and proceed with disinfecting your PC without any fear of legal consequences.

What to Do About the Fake Police that's Bugging Your PC

An attack by the Česke Republik Police Virus involves blocking other applications on your PC and blocking you from using major components of the Windows interface. This dilemma may prevent you from easily scanning your PC with anti-malware programs that could delete the Česke Republik Police Virus, but SpywareRemove.com malware experts have found that the Česke Republik Police Virus just mandates a little extra effort in the disinfection procedure.

Booting in Safe Mode (by tapping F8 during a reboot until the appropriate menu displays) or, more assuredly, booting from a USB device will let you disable Česke Republik Police Virus and similar ransomware Trojans. A disabled Česke Republik Police Virus is unable to display its fake alert or block you from using suitable security software to remove the Česke Republik Police Virus safely. This entails no additional risk to your computer, nor does it place you at risk for any other legal penalties – regardless of what the Česke Republik Police Virus's pop-up alert may claim.

As a final cautionary note, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found variants of Česke Republik Police Virus and similar PC threats that have attacked other countries besides the Czech Republic. Residents of North America and particularly Europe should consider themselves at risk and protect their PCs from common infection vectors.

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Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	Všechny operace provádené na tomto pocitaci se zaznamenávaji. Pokud pouziváte webovou kameru, video a fotografie se ukládaji pro úcely identifikace. Vás pocitac byl uzamcen!