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Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware

Posted: February 14, 2013

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 95
First Seen: February 14, 2013
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware is a variant of Urausy, a collection of ransomware that display localized HTML pop-up warnings that claim that your PC has been used to commit various crimes (copyright infringement, viewing illegal erotica, etc). The Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware's pop-up is specific to the nation of Denmark, but SpywareRemopve.com malware experts stress that other Urausy variants have been known to attack other countries within Europe. Because the Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware isn't a true legal warning and paying its faux legal fine will not benefit you in any way, you should use standardized anti-malware strategies and software to delete Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware once its presence is noticed.

Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware: Bolstering Ransomware Scams Through Europe with New Trojan Attacks

Joining the ignominious but prolific Reveton and Ukash Virus families, the Urausy family is one of the most recent sources of ransomware Trojan-based attacks against multiple European countries. While Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware is a variant of Urausy that's particular to Denmark, SpywareRemopve.com malware researchers also have taken note of 'Landespolizeidirection' Ransomware for Germany, Rikspolisstyrelsen Ransomware for Sweden and Suomen Poliisi Ransomware for Finland.

Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware, like its brethren, displays a pop-up window that blocks your Windows desktop while also threatening you with a variety of legal consequences if you fail to pay its 'legal fine' in time. Even though the Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware tries to present itself as a message from Denmark's national police, Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware doesn't have anything to do with any real law enforcement agency.

Despite Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware's (entirely harmless) ticking-clock warning that claims that you'll suffer other consequences if you fail to pay within three days, SpywareRemopve.com malware researchers strongly discourage paying Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware's fine. Doing so will neither disable Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware nor avert any theoretical future punishments.

Thawing the Big Freeze that Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware Puts on Your Screen

Urausy Trojans like Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware often are installed via drive-by-download attacks that abuse Java exploits. Updating Java, keeping strong web-browsing security settings and avoiding suspicious sites can lower your chances of being exposed to attacks that might install Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware. Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware, once installed, will attempt to block your ability to use other programs, and SpywareRemopve.com malware researchers rate Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware, like most ransomware, as a meaningful danger to your PC's security.

Deleting Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware can use any anti-malware product that you feel comfortable with, but you also should attempt to disable Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware beforehand. Windows Safe Mode has proven effectual at dealing with many basic PC threats, but if that should fail to block Politiet Kongeriget Danmark Ransomware, you also may launch an uninfected OS from a removable hard drive.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:
# Message
1OBS! PC'en er blokeret i mindst en af følgende grunde.
Du har set eller distribueret ulovligt pornografisk indhold (børneporno/Zoofili og osv.). Det krænker §202 af Dansk strafferet.
(...)
Bøderne kan kun dubetales i de første 72 timer efter lovovertrædelsen. Når de 72 timer er udløbet, evnen til at betale bøden og en straffesag, provenu udbetalt til dig automatisk inden for de næste 72 timer!
Bød beløbet er DKK 1000 eller €100.
Bøden skal betales ved PaySafeCard eller Ukash.

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