‘National Crime Prevention Unit’ Ransomware

Posted: July 25, 2013

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Ranking:	10,931
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	1,040

First Seen:	July 25, 2013
Last Seen:	October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware is a fake Police Trojan that joins the numerous ranks of similar PC threats targeting residents of the United Kingdom with ransom warning pop-ups. These pop-ups claim to be affiliated with the UK's Metropolitan Police and related legal organizations, but SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have classified the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware as an illegal program that launches its attacks even on innocent victims and doesn't have any links to a real government of any nationality. Although very noticeable, the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware can be difficult to remove – since the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware usually will initiate a system lockdown that keeps you from using most of your other programs. Appropriate anti-malware strategies and tools, however, can prevail over this attack and remove the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware without requiring you to pay any kind of ransom.

The 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware: Causing Crime in the Name of 'Preventing' It

The 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware is a new version of the stereotypical British Police Ransomware Trojan and launches attacks that are similar to those of the 'Metropolitan British Police' Ransomware, the 'Cheshire Police Authority' Ransomware, the 'United Kingdom Police Ukash' Virus, the 'Northern Constabulary E-Crime Unit' Virus, the 'Serios Organised Crime Agency' Ransomware or the 'Your Computer is Locked' Ransomware. The drive-by-downloads that install the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware appear to be using fake media websites that encourage users to view a movie... and then install the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware, which conveniently claims that your PC has been locked as a lawful punishment of your pornography-viewing hobby and related online activities.

SpywareRemove.com malware experts must emphasize that the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware attacks any PC that the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware can infect and isn't even remotely related to the British government. The 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware's pop-up warning may appear to be monitoring your location, but this simple trick just is a case of its detecting your IP address and drawing its geographical assumptions from that point – a scam that most other types of Police Ransomware Trojans also have used. The 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware's pop-up also asks you to pay a fine through either Ukash or Paysafecard which, of course, will not do anything to stop the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware's attacks or otherwise help your computer.

Being Your Own NCPU Against a 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware's Attack

The 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware and similar ransomware-based PC threats are notorious for their system lockdown attacks, which may block some specific programs, prevent you from using your desktop, disable the Windows taskbar or even block all software in general (other than programs that are needed to let the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware display its warning message). However, paying the ransom the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware requests will not unlock your computer, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts generally consider booting your PC from a flash drive to be the quickest solution to this problem.

As soon as you've broken past the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware's lockdown, anti-malware software should be used to remove the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware immediately. Fake Police Trojans, including the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware, usually are installed along with other PC threats, and may even include some threat-downloading features that are independent of their ransomware attacks. Naturally, removing all of this malware, along with the 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware and its inconvenient pop-up, should be your foremost priority.

‘National Crime Prevention Unit’ Ransomware

Threat Metric

The 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware: Causing Crime in the Name of 'Preventing' It

Being Your Own NCPU Against a 'National Crime Prevention Unit' Ransomware's Attack

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