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‘Votre ordinateur est bloque’ French Ransomware

Posted: June 29, 2012

Votre ordinateur est bloque French Ransomware Screenshot 1'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware is a new variant of Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware (AKA the French Police Ukash Virus) that uses a tweaked pop-up alert and otherwise has attributes that are consistent with previous members of the Ukash Virus family. This group of ransomware Trojans displays fake legal warnings that cover up the entirety of the Windows interface, making interaction with other programs impossible. 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware's preference is to do so while pretending to be a representative of French national police as a cover for its request for money to end this lockdown. In spite of its looks, 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware doesn't have any real ties to any form of law enforcement, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers advise you to disable and delete 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware with the same techniques and software that you'd use on any other Trojan.

Don't Be Too Quick to Heed This Ticket from France's Fake Cyber Police

'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware typically is installed without your permission and may also be accompanied by related PC threats, such as Trojan downloaders. Like all members of its family, 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware's first and foremost action is to display an interface-concealing HTML pop-up that accuses the infected PC of being involved in various online crimes of an embarrassing nature. This 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware pop-up goes on to say that your PC will be locked until you pay a heavy fine by way of either Ukash or Paysafecard. Of course, SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that the actual French police are not known for engaging in such online attacks and would never request a fine to be paid in this manner.

Other ransomware Trojans that are closely-related to 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware include Cuerpo Nacional de Policia Virus, the Scotland Yards Ukash Virus, Trojan.Ransom Fake Federal German Police (BKA) notice variante, the Strathclyde Police Ukash Virus and the 'Die offizielle Mitteilung des Bundeskriminalamtes Trojan. Various components of both 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware and its relatives may be identified by anti-malware programs with names such as Trojan:Win32/Reveton.A and Trojan:HTML/Ransom.A.

French-based PC users should be considered at the greatest risk for a possible 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware infection. However, other Trojans from this family have been known to attack other countries, including most of Europe and portions of the Americas.

Shredding 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware's Mock-Legal Authority

Since 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware's pop-up will display automatically and block you from using other programs, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers consider disabling 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware to be all but mandatory for its efficient deletion. While Safe Mode is a common method for circumventing startup routines for PC threats like 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware, other strategies, including booting from a removable drive or dual-booting to an uninfected OS, can also be successful. Contrary to 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware's warnings disabling 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware and removing it without paying its criminal fee in no way endangers your computer or represents an illegal act.

Once you have renewed access to your PC proper, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts strongly recommend scanning your computer in minute detail with appropriate anti-malware applications. Since 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware may very well include other PC threats in its installation and is likely to consist of multiple components, attempting to remove 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware by eye is inefficient, at best.

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