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Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware

Posted: April 16, 2012

Although Greece's financial difficulties have been in global news for quite some time, its relative dearth of funding hasn't stopped criminals from developing a Greek-specific variant of the Ukash Virus, which is identified as Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware. Aside from a change of language and other aesthetic quirks, the operating methodology and presentation by Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware is identical to that of other members of its family: by creating a program-blocking pop-up and accusing you of committing line crimes, Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware hopes to steal your money as you transfer funds to make Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware's pop-up alert disappear. However, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you remove Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware for free with a good anti-malware application, in addition to stressing the fact that Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware is, itself, an illegal ransomware Trojan that has no connection to any type of law enforcement.

Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware – Exploiting Your Fears for Its Own Profit

Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware's scam is based on the same premises as other Ukash Viruses like the ''Die offizielle Mitteilung des Bundeskriminalamtes', the Scotland Yards Ukash Virus, Fake Federal German Police (BKA) notice variante, the Strathclyde Police Ukash Virus, Cuerpo Nacional de Policia Virus and Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware. Each version of the Ukash Virus, Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware included, opens up its attacks by displaying fraudulent pop-up warnings about illegal actions that your computer has supposedly been used to commit. This accusation list includes warnings about pornography and other types of adult content in hopes of shaming victims to pay Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware's fine.

Although Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware's pop-up alert is presented in Greek, in most other respects Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware is identifiable as a clone of pop-ups from other ransomware Trojans from its family. Details include a box that displays your IP address, as well as several recommendations of payment-processing services for Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware's ransom, such as Ukash and Paysafecard. Except for what's necessary to identify the Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware's pop-up, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts recommend that you ignore the details of Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware's warning message, which isn't linked to any attempt to detect the crimes that have supposedly been connected to your PC.

How to Get Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware Out of Your Computer When Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware is All You Can See

Just like every other member of its subcategory of ransomware Trojans, Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware uses a simplistic method to prevent you from using other programs: Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware covers up the entire Windows interface with its characteristic Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware pop-up. Because Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware starts automatically once you start Windows, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers suggest that you try to stop Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware from starting at all before you move on to deleting Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware.

Removing Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware doesn't require you to pay a ransom fee, and disabling Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware is as easy as booting from a networked drive, booting from a USB device or just using Safe Mode. Once you've launched Windows without seeing an Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware pop-up, SpywareRemove.com malware experts encourage you to move on to scanning your computer with anti-malware software that can detect and get rid of Athens Security Prosecution of Electronic Crime Ransomware.

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