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Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware

Posted: March 27, 2012

Polisen Enhetnen for Databrott Ransomware Screenshot 1Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware is a Trojan that presents a warning message from a (nonexistent) Swedish e-police force about illegal activities that they claim are originating from your IP computer, along with a total lockdown of your PC until you pay a ransom fee. Besides the fictitious nature of the Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott, Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware can easily be recognized as fraudulent due to the general poor grammar and questionable accusations that are contained in its alarmist text message. However, removing Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware from your PC is easier said than done, since Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware, as a variant of the infamous Ukash Virus, will prevent you from using other software. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers suggest that you disable Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware's startup routine before you use anti-malware software to remove Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware; disabling Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware can be achieved with basic security measures that are available to all Windows computers that Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware might attack.

Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware: a Fake Police Warning with Real Handcuffs for Your PC

Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware is Sweden's own special variant of a Trojan family with variants for most European countries, as well as Canada and the United States. This family also includes Politie Federal Computer Crime Unit Ransomware, Polizia postale e delle communicazioni Ransomware, Gema 'Access to your computer was denied' Virus, ACCDFISA Protection Program, Gendarmerie Nationale Ransomware, the Scotland Yards Ukash Virus and the Cuerpo Nacional de Policia Virus, among others. While the language that's used in each case will change with the country that's being targeted, the basic threat remains the same - Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware and its relatives will prevent you from using any programs on your PC, supposedly until you've agreed to pay their illegal ransom fine via Ukash, Paysafecard or another proffered method.

The pop-up alert that Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware displays (which covers your entire screen, including your toolbar and shortcuts) contains an accusation of your PC being complicit in several crimes of an adult nature, but since Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware isn't affiliated with any real police force, you can safely disregard its threats. The only purpose behind a Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware attack is to force you to buy your way out of the lockdown and send money to Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware's criminal developers, which SpywareRemove.com malware researchers discourage, since it's the very worst way to resolve any Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware attack.

Policing Your Own Computer and Sending Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware to the Big House (or Your Recycle Bin)

Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware can prevent you from using other programs while Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware is active, but SpywareRemove.com malware analysts are happy to note that this simplistic attack, which relies on merely covering up the Windows interface with a pop-up, can be avoided by disabling Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware from launching. Safe Mode is often considered the fastest method for accomplishing this, and can be loaded on any Windows PC by hitting F8 during system startup, but prior to Windows loading. This will allow you to access Windows without Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware launching as well, and, in turn, grant you free access to your security software.

It's also recommended that you try to avoid removing Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware without anti-malware software, since Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware will make system changes that may harm your PC if they're removed improperly. However, any brand of competent anti-malware program that's capable of dealing with typical ransomware Trojans should be able to undo any changes that Polisen Enhetnen för Databrott Ransomware makes to your PC.

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