‘Agencia Federal de Investigación’ Ransomware

Posted: August 3, 2013

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	9

First Seen:	August 5, 2013
Last Seen:	April 24, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware is a fake Police Trojan tasked with targeting residents of Mexico with fraudulent legal alerts displayed through modified browser pop-ups. These pop-ups claim to have been allowed to block your PC by AFI and related law-enforcement organizations to penalize your online criminal behavior – even though the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware does not detect such crimes and will attack completely innocent PCs. As an illegal Trojan, the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware doesn't need to be paid the ransom fee it demands, but SpywareRemove.com malware researchers do encourage removing the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware as fast as possible through qualified anti-malware tools. The 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware typically will block you from using other programs that are necessary for maintaining the safe use of your PC, a system lockdown that can be remedied through various security techniques as described in this article.

The Investigation Against Your Computer That Has No Right to Proceed

The 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware uses characteristic pop-up warnings that claim to be authorized through the Mexican equivalent of the FBI, the Office of the General Prosecutor and other law enforcement institutions specific to Mexico's government to lock your computer. Although this system lockdown, which prevents you from using any other applications, is claimed to be a lawful punishment for various online crimes related to your PC, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers emphasize that the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware attacks its victims randomly and cannot detect any real crimes you may or may not have committed through your computer.

The 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware displays its pop-up warnings solely to force victims to pay a fraudulent ransom that's transferred through unofficial channels like Ukash, a common characteristic for similar Police Ransomware Trojans. Even though the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware's pop-up alert claims that you have a time limit for paying this fee, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have seen no downsides to ignoring the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware's demands and recommend keeping your money to yourself.

Negotiating the PC Hostage Crisis with an 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware

The 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware does not need to be paid to be removed from your computer, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts currently recommend the use of all appropriate anti-malware software for deleting the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware safely. The system lockdown put into place by the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware along with its pop-up alert usually will prevent you from using these programs right away, but it can be disabled through common security methods like booting into Safe Mode, booting into the Command Prompt or booting from any removable hard drive.

The 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware uses pop-up alerts that are specialized for residents of Mexico, including references to organizations intended specifically for that country. However, the same isn't true of the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware's numerous relatives, of which SpywareRemove.com malware experts already have surveyed more than a few. Samples of other Police Ransomware Trojans for other nations that are directly related to the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Ransomware include the 'Serviciul pentru Intervenţii şi Acţiuni Speciale' Ransomware, the 'Police Judiciaire Fédérale' Ransomware, the 'Služba Kriminální Policie a Vyšetřování' Ransomware, the 'Dansk Rigspolitiet' Ransomware, the 'Svensk National Bureau of Investigation' Ransomware, the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware, the 'FEDPOL BundesKriminalPolizei' Ransomware, the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware, the 'Unité Spéciale de la Police' Ransomware, the 'Ministerio del Interior de Uruguay' Ransomware and the 'Dirección Nacional de Policía Técnica' Virus.

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