Police Virus

Police Virus is a term which refers to a group of ransomware infections which are also classified under the name of Ukash virus. The infections which are categorized as the variants of Police Virus are well-known in many countries around the world, because cyber criminals have designed interfaces in different languages. However, even thought the languages of the messages displayed by a Police Virus differ, the intentions are the same – to shock unsuspecting computer users and make them response by paying money to unlock a paralyzed computer.

In the system, Police Virus disables access to the screen, which means that there is no access to the Internet or various programs. The lock-down of the PC is said to have been performed due to illegal activities undertaken from the computer. There are two typical accusations presented in the bogus alert messages. The computer’s holder is blamed for viewing pornographic content or storing/ distributing pirated music, software, and movies or being responsible for both. In order to unlock the computer, a charge, which may vary from 50 USD to 500 SEK, is imposed on the user. As the message is simulated, do not make cyber criminals happy by paying the fine but remove Police Virus before you are prompt to pay the ransom money.

Police Virus can sneak into the PC in different forms, depending on the country the computer is located in. It could be Metropolitan Police Virus or West Yorkshire Police Virus, which targeted computer located in Great Britain; it may also pretend to be sent by the Swedish police and arrive as Den Svenska Polisen It-sakerhet Ukash. Interpol Department Trojan, Investigation Department virus, and also International Police Association (IAC) virus attributed to Police Virus. Every case provides the user with a paying method or two options for paying the fine. It may be MoneyPak, Ukash, and Paysafecard. All the three services are legitimate, and they guarantee that the money is sent safely; which already suggest that you will not be able to reclaim your money or find the cyber criminals behind the virus.

If the computer got infected with Police Virus, it means that you have been involved in unadvisable activities. It could be a spam attachment, a visit to an insecure website, a download of infected software, etc. that have caused the infection of any version of the virus in question. When the computer is infected, it is too late to search for the cause of the problem – it is much better to prevent network infections from trying to affect the computer’s processing and scare you into giving in and paying the ransom. You will achieve this if you remove Police Virus and apply a reliable security tool to your PC.

The following guidelines on Police Virus’ removal will help you to download a professional spyware removal tool and delete the infection.

For Windows 7 & Vista:

1. Press the restart button and hit F8.
2. Log into Safe Mode with Networking.
3. Download SpyHunter (go to http://www.pcthreat.com/download-sph)
4. Install removal software and remove infection.

For Windows XP:

1. Repeat step 1-2 from instructions above.
2. Open Run (in the Start menu) and enter “msconfig”, then press Ok.
3. Click on Startup Tab and disable all programs then press Ok.
4. Download SpyHunter removal.
4. Restart the computer and load it in Normal mode.
6. Restart the computer normally, install the software and launch a scan in order to detect and remove Police Virus.