Europol EC3 Virus

Europol EC3 Virus is a computer infection which is categorized as ransomware because of its capability to lock the computer down. In addition to the lockdown, the threat displays a message which contains the logos or emblems of authoritative legal institutions such as police, International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA) and European Cybercrime Centre (EC3).

The infection is spread by the Urausy Trojan which like, for example, the Reveton Trojan, has a lot of different interfaces that are associated with the targeted country. For example, in Germany, computer users find that they are supposedly dealing with the Society for Prosecution of Copyright Infringement (Gesellschaft zur Verfolgung von Urheberrechtsverletzungen e.V.) widely known as GVU, whereas the Americans are forced to believed that FBI has initiated the message. As a result, the American version of the threat is called FBI Cybercrime Division Virus.

Most of all, the logo of European Cybercrime Centre is present in almost every interface of the threat. You can find it in the Irish, British, Finnish and other variants; however, it does not mean that this institution is somehow related to the producers of the warning.  If you have Europol EC3 Virus on your PC, you should immediately remove it to prevent adverse consequences. The false accusations and the fine which you are expected to pay via Ukash, Paysafecard, or MoneyPak should be ignored.

Below you will find two excerpts from the British variant of Europol EC3 Virus:

ATTENTION! Your PC is blocked due to at least one of the reasons specified below.

The amount of fine is £100. You can pay a fine Ukash or PaySafeCard.

Do not let Europol EC3 Virus manipulate you and remove from your PC right now. We advise you against the manual malware removal as the automatic removal is by far the most suitable solution for every computer user, no matter how skilled at dealing with infections you are. The following instructions will show you how to install our spyware removal tool.

Remove Europol EC3 Virus

Windows Vista/7

1. Restart the computer.
2. Tap the F8 key as soon as the BIOS startup screen disappears.
3. In the boot options menu, select Safe Mode with Networking using the arrow keys and press Enter.
4. Download SpyHunter from http://www.pcthreat.com/download-sph and run the installer.
5. Scan the PC and remove Europol EC3 Virus.

Windows XP

1. Restart the PC.
2. Once the BIOS screen disappears, tap the F8 key.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter.
4. Click on Yes.
5. Go to the Start menu.
6. Launch Run.
7. Enter “msconfig”.
8. Press OK.
9. In System Configuration Utility, select the Disable All button under the Startup tab.
10. Click on Apply.
11. Download SpyHunter.
12. Restart the computer.
13. Run the installer and terminate the infection.

Now when you have deleted the obnoxious infection, do not forget to scan the PC from time to time and update SpyHunter whenever it is possible. If you have any questions, feel free to comment below.