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Ordinateur est verrouillé Ransomware

Posted: February 27, 2013

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 17
First Seen: February 27, 2013
Last Seen: July 23, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware is a French Police Trojan that locks your computer with a fraudulent legal warning about online crimes while asking for a cash payment before you can regain access to Windows. However, despite its pretensions of being an online crime stopper, 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware displays this warning even if you've done nothing wrong, and the funds that 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware requests are sent to criminals rather than France's 'Police Nationale.' SpywareRemove.com malware research team suggests that you disable 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware through Safe Mode or any other means necessary, and then delete 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware with whatever type of anti-malware software that you prefer.

'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware: the High Price of Eternal (Criminal) Vigilance

Thus far, 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware has been seen in several variants, some of which SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have identified as most likely related to previously-identified 'Votre ordinateur est bloque' France Ransomware. Similar Police Trojans that have attacked the residents of France include Police Nationale FR Ransomware, Office Central de Lutte contre la Criminalité Ransomware, Votre ordinateur est bloqué Gendarmerie Ransomware, 'Attention! Votre ordinateur a ete pour violation' ransomware, Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware and Sacem Police Nationale Ransomware.

No matter what variant of 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware attacks your PC, its attacks always are expressed as fake police pop-ups that cover your screen and refuse to be closed. 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware's pop-ups insist that your computer has been used for anything from downloading illegal music files to visiting dangerous websites, but 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware actually displays this warning no matter what your PC's used to accomplish.

'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware requests a fine before 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware will remove this pop-up and allow you to use your other programs normally again. However, since 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware requests that the transaction use suspicious channels such as Ukash or Paysafecard, the entirely illegal nature of this 'legal fine' should be easy to discern. Paying this fine is never recommended, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers emphasize that most Police Trojans like 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware don't even include functions for unlocking the computers that they attack.

How to Wrestle 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware Away from What It Wants Hold So Tightly

'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware and similar Police Trojans also may be complicit in other attacks that occur while they're locking your PC. 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware may modify your system settings so that 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware can block specific programs (such as Windows security/maintenance utilities), install other malware, or create a backdoor between your PC and a criminal-controlled server. As a result of all of these possibilities, SpywareRemove.com malware experts encourage you to remove 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware as quickly and thoroughly as you can, and with appropriate anti-malware tools.

'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware also may need to be disabled before you can delete 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware effectively. If restarting your OS in Safe Mode fails to disable 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware, you also may consider booting from a backup OS. Such OSes can be loaded onto any USB thumb drive or other peripheral device, which will let you start your PC without being subjected to 'Ordinateur est verrouillé' Ransomware's ransom attempt.

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