Policeprotector.com

As the Web-side of a series of attacks by Police Ransomware Trojans, Alert.policeprotector.biz displays fake warning messages that block your desktop, demand money illegally and make false accusations about the supposedly criminal activities taking place on your PC. Alert.policeprotector.biz pop-ups usually are related to other attacks by Trojans already on your system, such as blocked programs and disabled shortcuts. To deal with these high-level PC threats without needing to pay so much as a dime to Alert.policeprotector.biz's criminals, malware experts would recommend using the anti-malware strategies described here to eliminate any software-blocking behavior and disinfect your PC.

The Police that Protects Your PC from Its Own Desktop

Malware researchers have had ample time to observe the spread of new Police Ransomware Trojans through the Americas, the Middle East and, in particular, throughout Europe, but the threatening software is only one-half of the equation of these attacks. Alert.policeprotector.biz forms the other half and is one of the websites used to display inaccurate legal alerts in the language of the compromised PC (according to whatever nation is indicated in its IP address). These alerts are modified Web browser-based pop-up windows that are triggered by the responsible Trojans, and may block your desktop without the option to be closed.

Alert.policeprotector.biz's fake warnings are identifiable by their two primary characteristics:

• Claiming that your computer has been detected in unlawful activities by your local police agency. Alert.policeprotector.biz and the fake Police Trojans that use Alert.policeprotector.biz make no attempts to detect these crimes, and will display these warnings despite the fact that your machine never has been utilized for any kind of unlawful acts. The usual accusations include ones related to embarrassing activities, such as pornography or common crimes like copyright infringement.
• Alert.policeprotector.biz's warnings use the above claims as excuses for demanding a money transfer. These transfers use specified methods that tend to involve prepaid cash cards such as Ukash, Paysafecard or another cash transferal service.

Because these attacks tend to be just one facet of an overall attempt to lockdown the compromised PC by blocking most other programs, victims of Alert.policeprotector.biz's warnings may be tempted to pay the ransom, even if they suspect that it's fraudulent.

Being Alert to the Safest Way out of an Alert.policeprotector.biz Jam

Fake Police Trojans require panic at the lockdown of a desktop to get the money they demand, but there are cheaper ways of removing Alert.policeprotector.biz pop-ups than giving criminals what they want. Perhaps most importantly, even paying this illegal fine, which often numbers in hundreds of dollars, rarely will result in any influx of freedom for the compromised PC. Most Police ransomware Trojans that malware experts have examined lack any kind of 'unlocking' mechanism that would be responsible to a stereotypical unlock code.

Disabling Alert.policeprotector.biz's pop-up and the threat behind Alert.policeprotector.biz is your first priority, and this can be done with Safe Mode or, in the most egregious of circumstances, by launching a backup OS from an unaffected peripheral device (USB drive, DVD, etc). When your desktop no longer is being blocked by the Alert.policeprotector.biz pop-up alerts, your anti-malware programs can remove the fake Police Trojans causing them, without any need to pay the ransom that's been demanded of you.