‘Polícia Judiciária de Portugal’ Ransomware

The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware is a Portuguese variant of previous fake Police Trojans known for delivering nationality-specific warning messages in attempts to hold their victims' PCs for ransom. While 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware's warning message informs you that your computer has been locked for its use in illegal online activities, the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware isn't capable of detecting any such crimes and isn't authorized by the police of Portugal to lock your computer. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend deleting the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware with anti-malware tools just as you should do with any type of Police RansomwareTrojan, but also warn that 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware may block your use of most applications until you disable the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware (with solutions for doing so provided in this article).

Why this Judicial Police Doesn't Have Jurisdiction Over Your Computer

The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware is a fake Police Trojan designed to extort money from residents of Portugal with its misleading legal alerts, which are copied from previous Police Ransomware Trojans from its family. Other than providing some generic symbols pertaining to the Portugese police and translating its text into Portuguese, the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware's pop-up alert is identical to those of its relatives of other nations. For the sake of showcasing the variety of nationalities affected by the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware's family, SpywareRemove.com malware experts can point out related malware like the 'Serviciul pentru Intervenţii şi Acţiuni Speciale' Ransomware, the 'Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police' Virus, the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware, the 'FEDPOL BundesKriminalPolizei' Ransomware, the 'Služba Kriminální Policie a Vyšetřování' Ransomware, the 'Ministry of Public Safety New Zealand' Virus, the 'Svensk National Bureau of Investigation' Ransomware, the 'Police Judiciaire Fédérale' Ransomware, the 'Dansk Rigspolitiet' Ransomware, the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware and the 'Unité Spéciale de la Police' Ransomware.

The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware's alert is displayed whenever Windows restarts and will block your access to the Windows desktop. The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware also may launch additional attacks, such as several Registry modifications, that can further block your access to unrelated applications. These attacks are meant to create an environment wherein you feel forced to pay the Paysafecard fee the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware demands to restore your PC back to normal – even though doing so will not help your PC at all.

Reestablishing Your PC's Safety by Giving a Fake Security Officer the Boot

The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware doesn't need to be paid and certainly isn't affiliated with the law enforcement of Portugal, despite all of the fraudulent legal warnings included in its pop-up. Since SpywareRemove.com malware researchers usually have found the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware's attacks to coincide with a severely limited access to most other applications, you should be prepared to use semi-extensive security measures, such as restarting in Safe Mode or even booting through a removable drive, to prevent the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware from launching its attacks. With the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware sufficiently curtailed, anti-malware software of any competent brand should be able to remove the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware and all of the system changes that are locking Windows.

The 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware and the rest of its family usually are installed through non-consensual methods and are not, in general, able to distribute themselves. Other Trojans, spam links, malicious websites and drive-by-download exploits all may be involved in the delivery of a 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware infection, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts anticipate the importance of browser security for blocking the 'Polícia Judiciária de Portugal' Ransomware's further distribution.