The Policia Federal Virus

Posted: February 20, 2013

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Ranking:	9,607
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	707

First Seen:	February 20, 2013
Last Seen:	September 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Policia Federal Virus is a variant of the Police Trojan that has specialized its pop-up alert for the nation of Spain. Other than its choice of a target nation to victimize, the Policia Federal Virus has all the expected characteristics of a 'Police' ransomware Trojan: the display of (not necessarily accurate) legal warnings, requests for a fine via a prepaid voucher and a claim of being affiliated with the nation's police force. Because the Policia Federal Virus cannot detect any crimes on your PC, is not linked to the police and will continue to impede your ability to use other programs while the Policia Federal Virus is open, SpywatreRemove.com malware experts recommend removing the Policia Federal Virus immediately, and without paying its fine. Besides scanning your PC with anti-malware tools, it is possible that you also need to boot in Safe Mode or other methods of disabling the Policia Federal Virus for the Policia Federal Virus to be removed in full.

The Policia Federal Virus and the PC Lockdown with No Legal Credibility

The Policia Federal Virus pretends that the Spanish police sent the Policia Federal Virus to lock your computer for crimes such as pornography-trafficking or downloading music, but the Policia Federal Virus actually is a utility that steals money and funnels it to criminal organizations. Although the Policia Federal Virus targets Spain, other countries have been seen under attack by other variants of these Police Trojans. Some of the most recent examples that SpywatreRemove.com malware experts have analyzed include Polizia Slovena Ransomware, POLIISI Osasto Tietoverkkorikollisuuden Virus, Malta Police Force MPF Ransomware, Polizei Control Department Virus, France Ministère de l’Intérieur Virus, Politie Nederland Ransomware and the Türk Polisi' Ransomware.

Fake pop-up alerts issued by the Policia Federal Virus also will block you from using your desktop or other applications (by blocking all other windows). The Policia Federal Virus claims that all you need to do to solve this problem is to pay a Paysafecard or Ukash fine; however, SpywatreRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you hold on to your money and ignore the Policia Federal Virus's fake warnings about other legal penalties.

Taking the Fake Police Out of Your All-Too-Real PC

Even though the Policia Federal Virus can't send you to jail, the Policia Federal Virus may harm your PC's security settings, block you from using important applications and/or install other malware. Due to the PC-locking behavior that's found in most ransomware Trojans, SpywatreRemove.com malware analysts suggest that you disable the Policia Federal Virus before you make any effort to delete the Policia Federal Virus for good.

You can disable the Policia Federal Virus and similarly-difficult PC threats by booting your PC in Safe Mode, a feature that prevents non-critical applications from starting with your OS. If Safe Mode can't block the Policia Federal Virus, SpywatreRemove.com malware analysts also can recommend loading an OS onto a clean removable drive and booting your PC through said drive (such as a CD or USB device).

Once the Policia Federal Virus is safely disabled, the Policia Federal Virus should be deletable without any consequences. Because the Policia Federal Virus may try to avoid being deleted by employing methods such as naming its files to look like parts of Windows, anti-malware software is recommended for deleting the Policia Federal Virus accurately.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following messages's were detected:

#	Message
1	Su ordenador se ha bloqueado! El funcionamiento de su ordenador fue interrumpido a causa de indices de ciberactividad desautorizada. Los delitos posibles cometidos por Lid se indican abajo. Cláusula 274— Derechos de autor Multa o privación de libertad de hasta 4 anos. (utilización o distribuición de los ficheros protegidos con derechos de autor — peliculas, software) Cláusula 183 — Productos pornográficos Multa o o privación de libertad de hasta 2 anos. (Utilización o distribuición de los ficheros pornográficos)

Message

Su ordenador se ha bloqueado!
El funcionamiento de su ordenador fue interrumpido a causa de indices de ciberactividad desautorizada.
Los delitos posibles cometidos por Lid se indican abajo.
Cláusula 274— Derechos de autor Multa o privación de libertad de hasta 4 anos. (utilización o distribuición de los ficheros protegidos con derechos de autor — peliculas, software)
Cláusula 183 — Productos pornográficos Multa o o privación de libertad de hasta 2 anos. (Utilización o distribuición de los ficheros pornográficos)