Attention! L'ordinateur a été verrouillé!

Ransomware infections, like the horrendous Attention! L'ordinateur a été verrouillé! virus, are extremely dangerous as they can paralyze your system and force you to pay money without recognizing a scam. Like most infections of the kind, this particular virus can remove your access to the computer and display a completely bogus alert filled with fake accusations. Despite the fact that this alert is bogus, many Windows users are likely to be misguided by the attached logos of the Police Nationale Francaise. This is a trick that has helped schemers to generate imponderable profit. The way money gets lured out of oblivious computer users is extremely cunning, and if you trust the fake accusations and decide to pay the demanded fines, you will become part of the scheme. What is more, even if you paid the money, it is unlikely that your system would be unlocked, which is why you should remove Attention! L'ordinateur a été verrouillé! virus without any hesitation. Below you can see the deceptive notification, supposedly sent by the French Police.

L'ordinateur a été verrouillé!
Ce btocage de l’ordinateur sert a la prevention de vos actes illégaux. […] On a releve l’infraction a la loi votre PC la requite sur le site qui contient la pornographie, la pornographie d’enfant, la sodomie et des actes de violence envers tes enfants. […]
Pour lever le blocage de l’ordinateur vouz devez payer le recouvrement de 100 euros.

Similar statements will be presented on the screen of those computers that get infected with the French Ukash viruses Votre Ordinateur Est Bloqué Virus and Office Central de Lutte contre la Criminalité Virus or multiple infections threatening Windows communities living outside of France. Cyber security specialist count tens of different forms of the malicious Ukash viruses that get the name from the popular money transfer system that schemers use to collect the alleged fines. Hence, if you notice that your PC has been locked, a suspicious screen warning states your crimes and you are ordered to use Ukash or Paysafecard to make payments, there is no doubt that schemers have used one of the many security backdoors. Even though it is most likely that the virus gets into your computer with the help of an already active Trojan, you could also become a victim of drive-by download scams. This is why it is extremely important to implement automatic removal software to delete Attention! L'ordinateur a été verrouillé! virus and inspect the entire operating system. The guide below will help you install antimalware tools and restore the system.

Windows 7/Vista:

1. Restart the computer.
2. Continuously press F8 until Advanced Options Menu shows up.
3. Use arrow keys to navigate to Safe Mode with Networking and hit Enter on the keyboard.
4. Go to http://www.pcthreat.com/download-sph and download SpyHunter.
5. Install the program and run a system scan to remove all existing Windows infections.

Windows XP:

1. Restart the computer.
2. Before Windows load up, keep hitting F8 on the keyboard until the Boot Menu shows up.
3. Using arrow keys select Safe Mode with Networking and hit Enter.
4. Click Yes if the “Desktop” alert comes up.
5. Click on the Start menu.
6. Launch RUN.
7. Type “msconfig”.
8. Click OK.
9. Within System Configuration Utility, click on the Startup tab.
10. Uncheck all items and click Apply.
11. Download SpyHunter.
12. Restart the computer and install the automatic virus removal application SpyHunter.