What can be more annoying than a misleading message plastered all over your screen? Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität delivers exactly that by locking your computer and cutting you off from your desktop. No matter what you know, and how many times you would restart your computer Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität will not disappear. This ransomware infection holds your computer hostage in hopes that you will be a 100 euro fine for something you haven't committed.
Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität is another version of Ukash virus (other would include Bundespolizei virus, FBI Moneypak, and many more). This ransomware application is targeting Austrian users, pretending to be delivering a warning from the Police Cybercrime Control Department. The ransomware is delivered by a Reveton Trojan, and it is very likely that you get infected with this threat while downloading various freeware applications. Reveton Trojan is known to come bundled with random programs that seem useful, but have a shady background.
Once you get infected with Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität, the next time you turn on your computer, you are "greeted" by the following message:
Alle auf diesem Computer durchgeführten Vorgange werden aufgezeichnet. Wenn Sie eine Webcam benutzen, dann werden alle Videos und Fotos fur die Identifikation aufgezeichnet.
Ihr Computer wurde gesperrt!
Um Ihren Computer zu entsperren und ein Strafverfahren zu vermeiden, mussen Sie ein Zahlung in Hohe von 100€ vornehmen.
To put it simply, Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität makes it seem as though all of your activity is being recorded via your webcam. It also says that all videos and pictures will be used for identification later on. Below the sentence that says your computer is locked, Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität cites a number of articles that you have supposedly breached and it says that you can unlock your computer if you pay 100 euro.
Do keep in mind that it is impossible to make Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität disappear by paying the money. Do not spend your money on something like this ransomware. Try to remove Polizei Control Department Gegen Cyberkriminalität on your own following these instructions:
If you have Windows XP:
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