Policesitewatch.org

Fake 'Police' Trojans are infamous for their desktop-locking pop-up warnings, but even a Trojan needs a site for loading its pop-up content, and Policesitewatch.org is just such a website. Even though malware researchers have verified that there's no doubt that Policesitewatch.org is a corrupted site designed for the strict purpose of displaying fake legal warnings for ransoming infected PCs, most PC security organizations have yet to add Policesitewatch.org to their Web domain blacklists. Because the presence of Policesitewatch.org pop-ups or any other kind of contact with Policesitewatch.org is a mere precursor to other attacks by already-installed Trojans, you should be ready to use all appropriate anti-malware programs and techniques to resolve the issue.

Policesitewatch.org and the Trojan that's not Watching Your PC as Closely as You'd Think

With the philosophical question of 'who watches the watchers' seemingly more relevant to modern life day by day, it shouldn't startle readers to learn that many compromised websites like Policesitewatch.org have been designed with the intent of taking advantage of the constant fear of Internet surveillance. Policesitewatch.org is just one of many domains that are designed to load pop-up warnings that claim that your computer has been observed and locked for criminal actions that you may or may not be guilty of committing. Other domains that malware experts have condemned for similar tactics as the ones used by Policesitewatch.org include Adsprotectpolice.net, Alert.policeprotector.biz, Error.servepolice.biz, Block.highqualitypolice.net and Error.safestep-police.net.

Attacks related to Policesitewatch.org pop-ups usually are caused by Police Ransomware Trojans (or similar types of threats) that have infiltrated your PC through hostile sites, hostile advertisements and/or hacked websites. Policesitewatch.org's pop-up may claim to be affiliated with a lawful authority specific to your country, which Policesitewatch.org determines by detecting your IP address, and will block your access to your desktop due to your PC's supposed use in illegal online acts.

However, malware researchers find it extremely important to emphasize that Policesitewatch.org and similar sites don't attempt to detect any real crimes. Instead, they will display their pop-ups for any PC that has been compromised. Besides blocking your desktop with Policesitewatch.org's pop-up, the responsible Trojan also may block specific security programs or features.

Getting a Uniformed Fraud Off of Your Desktop

Like any site that uses dishonest acts to harm the PCs exposed to it, Policesitewatch.org should be considered as an adverse entity, and any connection with Policesitewatch.org must trigger the use of anti-malware programs to detect and remove any possible infections related to this website. In the worst case scenario where a Policesitewatch.org-affiliated Trojan already has begun to lock your computer, there's no point in paying the ransom fee these PC threats usually demand. As an alternative to paying criminals for attacking your computer, malware experts recommend blocking and then removing the Policesitewatch.org Trojan with suitable anti-malware strategies.

For these high-level PC threats, booting from a peripheral hard drive or booting into Safe Mode usually is required. Doing this will let you have access to your desktop and any blocked programs, which lets you use the anti-malware tools you consider most appropriate for disinfecting your PC. However, some additional tools may be required in cases where the Trojan encrypts your files (a common ransomware attack that makes specific file types unusable until they're decrypted).