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Danger level 9
Type: Malware
Common infection symptoms:
  • Block exe files from running
  • Installs itself without permissions
  • Connects to the internet without permission
  • Normal system programs crash immediatelly
  • Slow internet connection
  • System crashes
  • Slow Computer

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ virus

Abu Dhabi Police GHQ virus is a ransomware infection which addresses computer users who speak Arabic. It is known to be spread by Urausy Trojan which is a dangerous threat that is able to stop various processes, create and download new dangerous files. Abu Dhabi Police GHQ virus locks the system down and instead of your desktop, you see a bogus warning whenever the system loads.  The aim of the infection is to make you pay a ransom which is either 100 U.S. dollars, 100 Euros or 500 Dirhams. Unlike in other versions of the Trojan, the money has to be transferred via CashU which is a legal prepaid online payment method widely used in the Middle East and North Africa.

However, if you do not want to lose your money, remove the virus from the system. The heading in the warning suggests that you are dealing with Abu Dhabi Police which, in fact, has nothing to do with the situation you have just encountered. Moreover, pay no attention to the logos on the left side of the warning implying that you have been identified as a criminal by Interpol.

If you were to look at other instances of the Trojan, such as POLITIE Belgique Police Federale Virus and some others, you would see that those fictitious warnings contains the credentials of various legal institutions. All of them deal with crime or cyber crime, so if the user of the infected computer knows something about the institution or looks for information about it, he or she starts to think that the case is real.

We ensure you that there is no need to worry about this warning as it is a scam. Its creators are probably a group of hackers, so if you are not willing to boost their profit, remove the infection right now.

In order to get rid of the warning, you should install an anti-spyware program which is powerful enough to terminate the threat. We recommend that you install SpyHunter as this tool has been already used to terminate other variants of the Trojan and distinct computer infections, too. Below you will find instructions which will help you install the program properly so that it is not blocked by the threat.

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Windows XP

  1. Reboot the computer.
  2. Once the BIOS startup screen showing the information on your hardware loads, tap the F8 key.
  3. Use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode with Networking.
  4. Press Enter.
  5. Click Yes.
  6. Go to the Start menu and launch Run.
  7. Type msconfig in the Open box and press OK.
  8. On the Startup tab, click Disable All and then click Apply.
  9. Download SpyHunter.
  10. Reboot the computer.
  11. Run the installer of the application and run a scan afterwards.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

  1. Restart the computer.
  2. Tap the F8 key as soon as the BIOS screen loads.
  3. Highlight Safe Mode with Networking using the arrow keys and press Enter.
  4. Open a browser.
  5. Go to http://www.pchreat.com/download-sph to download the spyware removal tool.
  6. Install the program and remove the virus.

Windows 8

  1. Press the Windows key.
  2. Click Internet Explorer.
  3. Type http://www.pcthreat.com/download-sph and press Enter.
  4. Download and install the program and scan the PC afterwards.
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Comments

  1. costar Apr 23, 2013

    When I startup windows in safe mode it restarts automatically as soon as desktop screen pops,,I think format is the only option,,I reported this issue to ad police and they are aware of it already,,I bet many users have added to that hackers profit

  2. Pcthreat Apr 24, 2013

    You should try SAFE MODE with command prompt.
    After windows loads up, and shows a black window, type explorer.exe

  3. sad Oct 5, 2013

    Even safe mode with command prompt not working

  4. Vivek Oct 14, 2013

    ANSWER

    1 Just boot with any HBCD
    2.go to that user profile and open AppData folder-->local folder and delete one folder or rename 2 file.
    3.Folder like "3cghj256312" something like this.

    and restart and will get cmd promt and type explorer
    4.In Registry Editor Look for the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell-->der it will be cmd.exe change to explorer.exe dats all..

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