Österreichischen Polizei Virus Removal Guide

It has been more than a year now, since computer users worldwide have been terrorized by ransomware infections. They are coming back each time with more sophisticated design and with more shocking threats. Österreichischen Polizei Virus is one of those new ransomware infections that try to scare users into thinking that they need to pay a fine or else they may face imprisonment sentence. The infection terrorizes users in Austria by pretending to be displaying an official notification from the Austrian law enforcement office. Nevertheless, that is nowhere near the truth, and the truth is that unless you remove Österreichischen Polizei Virus from your computer, it will continue to threaten you.

It is not the first ransomware infection from Ukash Virus group to attack Austrian computer users. Der Computer is Blockiert, Polizei Österreich Virus and similar infections are known to have been detected in Austria before. However, this new infection is distributed by Revoyem Trojan, and its distribution method is rather shocking. Quite obviously, users who often visit pornography websites are more bound to get infected with Österreichischen Polizei Virus.

In case you click a corrupted link that is part of the ransomware distribution network, you will be redirected to a child pornography page by TrafficHolder malvert. From there you get the ransomware infection which is dropped onto your computer by Styx. Consequently, Österreichischen Polizei Virus locks down your desktop, claiming that you have been involved in child pornography distribution (which may seem highly believable, as you have just been redirected to a disturbing child pornography webpage).

Nevertheless, all the claims laid down on your screen by Österreichischen Polizei Virus are absolutely groundless, and you will do well to ignore them:

Der Computer ist gesperrt Internetdienstanbieter
Arbeiten Sie Ihren Computer auf dem Gelände der Betrachtung illegalen Inhalten ausgesetzt wurde
All illegalen Aktivitäten auf Ihrem Computer, einschließslich Fotos und Videos von der Webcam, in einem Polizei-Datenbank zur weiteren Identifizierung der einzelnen Täter gespeichert

Eventually, Österreichischen Polizei Virus will ask you to pay a 200 or 300 euro ransomware via PaySafeCard, MoneyPak or Ukash alternative payment systems. These systems are not related to malware, but they are often used by Ukash infections (hence the name), because using this alternative payment system does not require a credit card, and money transfers cannot be tracked as easy as bank transfers.

The bottom line is that you cannot pay a single cent to Österreichischen Polizei Virus, because you have not committed any crime, and this infection simply wants to reap easy profits. Restore your desktop access and then invest in a legitimate computer security program to remove Österreichischen Polizei Virus and protect your PC against similar intruders.

How to unlock my PC

Windows 8

1. Press Windows key and click the Internet explorer tile.
2. Go to http://www.411-spyware.com/download-sph and install SpyHunter.
3. Run a full system scan.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Restart your computer and press F8 several times.
2. If Windows logo appears, reboot the PC and try again.
3. Select Safe Mode with Networking from Advanced Boot Options menu. Press Enter.
4. Access http://www.411-spyware.com/spyhunter and download SpyHunter.
5. Install the program and perform a full system scan.

Windows XP

1. Follow the steps above from 1 to 3.
2. Click Yes on a confirmation box.
3. Download SpyHunter.
4. Open Start menu and click Run.
5. Type “msconfig” into the Open box and press Enter.
6. Select Startup tab on System Configuration Utility.
7. Uncheck all the programs on the list and click OK to save changes.
8. Reboot the PC in Normal Mode.
9. Install SpyHunter and scan your computer.

If you run into problems while removing Österreichischen Polizei Virus, you can always leave your inquiry in the comment box below.