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‘Cyber Command of South Texas’ 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 South Texas Ransomware Screenshot 1An Americana spin on the standard fake Police Trojan, the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware depicts fake legal alerts specific to residents of Texas while using them as an easy pretense for demanding money – supposedly, money that the government calls for in compensation for your illegal online hobbies. However, the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware doesn't detect true PC crimes or have the authority to demand this payment, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend holding tight to your money. Removing the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware, which blocks widespread access to other applications, usually requires the use of alternative system boot techniques combined with good anti-malware technology.

The 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware: a New Kind of Illegal Immigrant with Your Money on Its Mind

The 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware is based on the same template as previous fake Police Trojans that have been seen around the world, and, as a result, is expected to be a newly-emergent member of the Urausy family. Like certain other fake Police Trojans – particularly the 'Cyber Command of New York' Ransomware, the 'Cyber Command of California' Ransomware and the 'USA Cyber Crime Investigations' Ransomware – the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware launches its attacks against specific residents of the US, with a warning message that's formatted especially for Texans. This warning message, configured to display when Windows starts, claims to have linked your computer to a variety of depraved acts, including software piracy and viewing illegal erotica.

However, the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware doesn't have any actual functions for detecting these crimes and appears to be installed on random PCs as opportunities become available. Malware experts easily identified the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware's accusations as more excuses to demand money from innocent victims, with the money being transferred to malware developers, rather than the US government. There's no benefit to paying the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware's fraudulent fine, and alternative means of unlocking your computer from the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware's attacks are strongly encouraged.

Shutting Down the 'Cyber Command' that's Commanding You to Drop Your Money

The 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware isn't authorized by the Texas state government or any other branch of the US government, and paying the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware's fee never is recommended for resolving its pop-up-based system lockdown. As a preferable alternative, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers suggest booting from a spare peripheral device, such as your USB drive, which should suffice for disabling the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware. You then can delete the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware with whatever anti-malware product you feel is best up to the challenge.

The 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware is one of the newer fake Police Ransomware Trojans that malware experts have identified to date. Despite being based on previous PC threats, the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware may include some code changes that make the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware difficult to identify. Anti-malware programs used to thwart the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware always should be kept updated for maximizing their ability to find, block or remove the 'Cyber Command of South Texas' Ransomware easily.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:
# Message
1U.S.A. Cyber Crime Investigations
Cyber Command of South Texas
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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