BundesKriminalamt ‘Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt’ Virus

Posted: July 22, 2013

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Ranking:	7,166
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	2,607

First Seen:	July 22, 2013
Last Seen:	March 24, 2024
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Germany continues to be an extremely popular target for Police Ransomware Trojan campaigns as demonstrated with the newly-emerged BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus, which displays fake legal alerts that claim to be sent by Germany's own BKA. With warnings that have been translated into German from the same template in use by other fake Police Trojans, the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus claims to lock your computer to prevent criminal activities on your part and instructs you to pay a Paysafecard-based fine. Nonetheless, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend against paying the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus's ransom, which has no legal authority and is not related to any attempts to detect any misbehavior related to your computer. Like any other Trojan, the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus should be disabled and then removed with appropriate anti-malware tools the very moment you first notice its stereotypical pop-up alerts, which are displayed as soon as Windows starts.

Why You Don't Need to Worry About Your Online Criminal Record

The BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus is one of many fake Police Trojans to attack German PC users with fake alerts claiming to be issued by the Federal Criminal Police Office. The BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus's pop-up alert, which merely is a slightly modified browser pop-up, is set to display automatically on any infected Windows PC, and accuses the system of being used for common crimes like viewing illegal types of pornography or breaking copyright laws. SpywareRemove.com malware experts emphasize that the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus's warning message is not linked to any real attempt to detect any criminal activity – the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus is installed automatically on any vulnerable computer and, in fact, uses an alert that's all but copy-pasted from various related fake Police Trojans.

Despite not being able to detect any crimes on the part of you or your computer, the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus still will attempt to lock down your system, seemingly until a fake legal fee is paid. The BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus will prevent you from using various essential programs, particularly Windows tools like Task Manager or major brands of anti-virus software. As such, SpywareRemove.com malware experts rate the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus as a medium to high-level PC threat that poses a major risk to your PC's security.

Getting the Fake BundesKriminalamt Out of Your PC's Desktop

Since there's no benefit for your PC to pay the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus's fine and no legal reason why you should pay it, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers encourage treating any BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus the same as any similar Trojan infection. Preventing the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus from blocking your other software is a critical step in removing the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus safely and usually may require using features such as Safe Mode or the Command Prompt. In extreme cases, you also may need to boot your computer from a removable hard drive. Anti-malware software should be able to remove the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus and related PC threats afterward. Although the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus is not a true virus or file infector, the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus usually is installed by other Trojans or exploit kits that may include additional PC threats in their payloads.

As mentioned earlier in this article, the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus is only one of the very large amount of fake Police Ransomware Trojans to target Germany in the past few years. Despite this, the BundesKriminalamt 'Ihrem Persönlichen Computer Wurde Gesperrt' Virus is most closely related to other fake Police Trojans that SpywareRemove.com malware experts have witnessed attacking other nations entirely. Some examples of these relatives include the Politie 'Uw Persoonlijke Computer Wordt Geblokkeerd' Ransomware, the Mandiant U.S.A Cyber Security' Ransomware, the FBI Department of Defense Ransomware, the Policia Nacional de Uruguay Virus, the Ministry of Public Safety Canada Ransomware, the Polizja Biuro Służby Kryminalnej Ransomware, the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance Virus, the Rikspolisstyrelsen Ransomware and the GARDA 'Your Computer Has Been Blocked' Ransomware.

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