Trojan.LockScreen

Trojan.LockScreen Description

The LockScreen family is a group of ransomware Trojans that display fraudulent alerts about Internet-oriented crimes and lock your computer down while requesting that you pay a Ukash-facilitated fine. Similar to the Ukash Virus or Ransom.DU family of ransomware Trojans, LockScreen family members attempt to determine the infected PC’s country (based on its IP address) and display a region-appropriate pop-up (for example, by including your country’s flag colors or references to a local branch of the police). LockScreen-based PC threats are distributed thoroughly in regions of Europe without English as a primary language, such as Poland and Switzerland, and use incorporate IPA references to make their pop-up warnings seem believable. Since LockScreen Trojans aren’t linked to any real form of law enforcement and can’t detect the crimes that it claims are associated with your computer, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts can’t recommend a solution better than disabling and removing LockScreen with reliable anti-malware strategies and security software.

LockScreen: the Iron Clasp Over Your OS with a Fake Badge Behind It

Ransomware Trojans from the LockScreen family don’t have any real legal standing and can be considered as illegal and harmful as any other type of Trojan. However, the primary symptom of a LockScreen infection – a pop-up alert that covers the entire desktop – will attempt to convince you otherwise by referencing the IPA, your country’s flag, your IP address and the official Ukash logo. Old variants of LockScreen Trojans may vary from this description, although the above is accurate to the latest-reported variants of LockScreen ransomware. While a LockScreen Trojan’s pop-up can be adjusted for your country as determined by your IP, the contents will always accuse you blindly of crimes such as illegal file-trafficking or child pornography-viewing. This is punctuated via a demand to pay a fee through Ukash services for either fifty or one hundred Euros.

Although LockScreen-based PC threats will claim that your computer will be unblocked once you pay this fine, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend against it. Since LockScreen Trojans aren’t capable of detecting the crimes they claim to notify you about, there’s no reason to bother frittering away Euros on a LockScreen infection’s ransom request.

The Magic Key to LockScreen’s Poor Rationale for a PC Lockdown

LockScreen infections have a near-certainty of preventing you from accessing other programs, including security programs that could disinfect LockScreen. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found that alternative boot up sequences are effective for disabling LockScreen and similar types of PC threats until they can be removed by qualified anti-malware programs. Two common methods include booting Windows into Safe Mode (by tapping F8 during a reboot until the relevant menu displays itself) or by booting from a portable drive device. Once you can launch Windows without LockScreen’s pop-up appearing, you should be able to access any required anti-malware products for LockScreen’s removal.

Modern variants of LockScreen are noteworthy for being distributed throughout much of Europe, with over a dozen confirmed LockScreen-infected countries at the time of this article’s writing. The International Police Association (I.P.A.) ransomware (or Trojan:Win32/LockScreen.CI) is a confirmed member of LockScreen, with very similar PC threats including ‘Votre ordinateur est bloqué’ Belgium Ransomware, West Yorkshire Ransomware and the Gema ‘Access to your computer was denied’ Virus.

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