‘Policija un Drošības Policija’ Ransomware

The 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware is a Latvian Police Ransomware Trojan derived from a family that produces Trojans with fake alerts that are designed to look like warning messages from a specific nation's police force. In keeping with previous attacks, the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware continues to use its alert to block your access to Windows, accuses your PC of being used for illegal activities and demands a ransom to resolve the situation. However, since the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware is not authorized by the actual Latvian police, SpywareRemove.com malware experts suggest using traditional anti-malware strategies to remove the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware without paying its ransom.

The 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware: Sniffing Out Fake Crimes as Part of Real Ones

The 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware is the continuation of the general trend of fake Police Trojans from its family to make regular attacks on both major and minor nations within Europe via fake alerts that are specialized for each nation in question. Other Latvian Police Trojans that SpywareRemove.com malware experts have encountered previously include the 'Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Aizsardzības Birojs' Ransomware, 'Jūsu Dators ir Bloķēts' Ransomware and Latvijas Valsts Policija Ransomware. Meanwhile, some other members of the same family targeting other nations include the 'Keskusrikospoliisi' Ransomware, the 'Služba Kriminální Policie a Vyšetřování' Ransomware, the 'FEDPOL BundesKriminalPolizei' Ransomware, the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware and the 'Police Judiciaire Fédérale' Ransomware. However, the major symptoms between all of these different types of Police Ransomware Trojans are essentially identical.

The 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware and its relatives target the compromised PC with modified browser pop-up windows that are launched automatically (with standard Registry exploits used to allow the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware to launch without your permission). This pop-up window is changed to prevent you from closing it and covers your screen with a fake warning message that supposedly is from the Latvian police force. The warning message, translated into Latvian and copy-pasted from old Police Ransomware attacks, accuses your computer of being used for illegal pornographic purposes (such as viewing underage pornography) and demands the payment of a Paysafecard fee to get your computer restored.

Naturally, SpywareRemove.com malware experts find no benefit to paying this fee, which is not authorized by the Latvian government and is not connected to any kind of real effort to detect crimes related to your PC usage. However, the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware should be considered a direct impediment to your PC's security that warrants immediate removal.

Outlasting the Ransomware Police's Equivalent of Solitary Confinement

Since the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware's pop-up attack coincides with an effort to lockdown Windows and prevent you from using other programs that could be used to help your computer, disabling this function usually is one of the first steps you'll take towards getting rid of the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware (or any of its many relatives). Booting your PC through any removable storage device, switching to Safe Mode or (for those who are comfortable with text-only commands) using the Command Prompt all are viable options for blocking the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware's pop-up.

With the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware effectively blocked, most anti-malware programs should be capable of removing the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware through a standard system scan. However, since the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware's family has a history of receiving regular updates, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers do advise that you, likewise, update any security software relevant to disinfecting your computer before you try to remove the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware. This will give your software the best chance of identifying the 'Policija un Drošības Policija' Ransomware correctly and any other threat that may be included in its intrusion.