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‘Cyber Command of New York’ Ransomware

Posted: October 16, 2013

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 4
First Seen: October 16, 2013
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Cyber Command of New York’ Ransomware Screenshot 1The 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware is a fake Police Trojan targeting residents of New York state, USA with desktop-based extortion. Anticipated to be a new member of the international Urausy family of ransomware, the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware continues the usual scam of making fake legal accusations as an excuse to demand money through unofficial transaction methods. Since any cash paid to the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware ends up in criminal hands, rather than in the hands of your government, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers advise ignoring the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware's request and using standard anti-malware solutions to remove the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware at no extra charge.

How the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware Takes Impromptu Command of Your Desktop

The 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware, along with the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware, the 'Cyber Command of California' Ransomware and the 'USA Cyber Crime Investigations' Ransomware, is part of a fresh wave of Police Ransomware Trojans intended to target specific states within the United States – and little surprise should be had at them starting off with two of the most populous states in the nation. While the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware's regional specificity is somewhat unusual, the rest of its attack is very much stereotypical for fake Police Trojans, according to analyses of previous PC threats of the same type:

  • The 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware is installed without your consent through any of several suspicious methods, with spam e-mail attachments and Trojan droppers expected to be heavily utilized for the infection's distribution.
  • After its installation, the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware modifies your Registry to let itself launch automatically. Once launched, the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware displays a fake pop-up alert claiming that your illegal computer activities (such as viewing underage pornography) have forced it to lock your computer.
  • However, you're offered an obvious (but misleading) way out of this predicament: the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware will demand a fee of several hundred dollars that supposedly is issued on behalf of the New York state government.

While the US federal government currently is embroiled in a bitter shutdown debate, the threat industry is happy to continue churning out fake Police Trojans like the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware, which don't have any right to your money, nor any ability to track your online habits.

Wresting Command Back from the New York Criminal in Cop Clothes

Aside from adjusting its legal references somewhat, the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware continues to be a typical example of a fake Police Trojan – and SpywareRemove.com malware experts continue to recommend the usual solutions for removing the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware. Booting into Safe Mode or booting from a clean USB device will allow you to access your OS without the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware or its pop-up getting in the way. Afterward, most anti-malware programs should be able to detect and delete the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware through a basic system scan.

Since the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware is one of the newer members of Urausy and may include some additional 'beneath the hood' adjustments to its code, you should keep your anti-malware tools updated to have an optimal chance of detecting the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware. This includes detecting the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware before the Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware may be installed through a drive-by-download or other attack, which is, obviously, preferred over needing to deal with it afterward.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:
# Message
1U.S.A. Cyber Crime Investigations
Cyber Command of New York
Attention! Your computer has been blocked up for safety reasons listed below.
You are accused of viewing/storage and/or dissemination of banned pornography (child pornography/zoophilia/rape etc). You have violated World Declaration on non-proliferation of child pornography. You are accused of committing the crime envisaged by Article 161 of United States of America criminal law.
Article 161 of United States Of America criminal law provides for the punishment of deprivation of liberty for terms from 5 to 11 years. Also, you are suspected of violation of “Copyright and Related rights Law” (downloading of pirated music, video, warez) and of use use and/or dissemination of copyrighted content. Thus, you are suspected of violation of Article 148 of United States of America Criminal Law.
Article 148 of United States of America criminal law provides for the punishment of deprivation of liberty for terms from 3 to 7 years or 150 to 550 basic amounts fine. It was from your computer, that unauthorized access had been stolen to information of State importance and to data closed for public Internet access.
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