International Police Association (I.P.A.) Ransomware

Posted: July 23, 2012

Threat Metric

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Ranking:	16,777
Threat Level:	7/10
Infected PCs:	1,031

First Seen:	July 24, 2012
Last Seen:	August 31, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus is a ransomware Trojan from the LockScreen family, and, like all members of this group, attempts to lock your PC and request a ransom payment via Ukash to regain computer access. While the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus's characteristic warning message claims to be a notification from the IPA regarding illegal file-trafficking and other Internet misdeeds, the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus, as illegal software, has no connection with that organization, and you should regard all online crime-related warnings from an International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus pop-up as fraudulent. Rather than paying the Ukash fine that the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus recommends for your PC's restoration, SpywareRemove.com malware experts suggest that you delete an International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus with reputable anti-malware programs that are designed to deal with ransomware Trojans like the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus and related PC threats.

International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus: a Crooked Cop That's Ticketing You with False Accusations

As a member of the LockScreen family, the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus (or Trojan:Win32/LockScreen.CI) operates on the same methodology as the Ukash family and similar Trojans that are particularly widely-distributed throughout Europe. Similar ransomware Trojans include West Yorkshire Ransomware, the Gema 'Access to your computer was denied' Virus and'Votre ordinateur est bloqué' Belgium Ransomware. Like similar PC threats, International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus is designed to display a misleading criminal alert that accuses your PC of being used for child pornography, illegal music-trafficking and similarly illegal purposes. However, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers emphasize that International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus warnings are wholly fabricated and should be disregarded as malicious, inaccurate and illegal.

While it displays this pop-up alert, the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus will also prevent you from accessing your desktop or other applications. The International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus's pop-up may also be selected to tailor itself to the infected computer's country based on its IP address, with an appropriate shift in language and references to regional law agencies, similar to the strategy of the Ukash Virus Family's series of ransomware Trojans). Unlike the Ukash Virus Family, however, the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus only gives a Ukash payment option without a Paysafecard alternative – although SpywareRemove.com malware experts discourage you from paying the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus's requested fine in any case.

Firing the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus from Its Beat

As a Lockscreen-based ransomware Trojan that prevents you from using other programs, the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus is harmful and should be removed as soon as it's practical for you to do so. SpywareRemove.com malware research team also recommends that you try to disable International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus – for example, by loading Windows from a USB drive – as a first step in accessing the anti-malware software that can remove International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus without risking harm to your PC.

Although International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus's characteristics can be tweaked to suit attacks against virtually any country, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have, so far, noted that International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus's attacks have been restricted to certain regions in Europe. So far, targets of International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus attacks include Germany, Greece, Belgium, Sweden, Portugal and various others, although primary English-speaking countries (the United King and United States) appear to be exempt for the moment.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%SystemDrive%\BOS\bos.exe

File name: bos.exe
Size: 3.58 KB (3584 bytes)
MD5: 083fcfa040bf331fc2d10ce925103f9c
Detection count: 84
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\BOS
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 24, 2012

%SystemDrive%\BOS\bos.exe

File name: bos.exe
Size: 3.58 KB (3584 bytes)
MD5: e307bc08bedd09776dc40ab8aadcb2d5
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\BOS
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 24, 2012

%SystemDrive%\BOS\bos.exe

File name: bos.exe
Size: 3.58 KB (3584 bytes)
MD5: 0bf55f2e485f836823e43f8c8a83e4f9
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\BOS
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 24, 2012

%SystemDrive%\BOS\bos.exe

File name: bos.exe
Size: 3.58 KB (3584 bytes)
MD5: 89ab457a095168e102c60837aca51327
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SystemDrive%\BOS
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 24, 2012

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

Regexp file mask%SystemDrive%\BOS\bos.exe

International Police Association (I.P.A.) Ransomware

Threat Metric

International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus: a Crooked Cop That's Ticketing You with False Accusations

Firing the International Police Association (I.P.A.) Virus from Its Beat

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Registry Modifications

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