KODA Police Ransomware
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| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 0 |
| First Seen: | February 28, 2013 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
KODA Police Ransomware is a dangerous Winlocker that targets computers located in Denmark. The frequency of these kinds of attacks has increased dramatically during 2012 and 2013. Attacks similar to the KODA Police Ransomware infection have infected computers located in more than thirty countries all around the world. There is a reasonable explanation for these scams' popularity. Police Ransomware infections allow criminal organizations to amass huge earnings gained by tricking inexperienced computer users into handing over their money through threats and a Winlocker that can be very difficult to remove.
KODA Police Ransomware Tricks Computer Users with a Fake Message from KODA
KODA Police Ransomware impersonates KODA, a Danish association that defends music copyright law in this country. Police Ransomware like the KODA Police Ransomware tends to target computers located in a specific region. At the moment of installation, the infected computer's location is detected by analyzing its IP address and system settings. Then, a variant of the Police Ransomware scam corresponding to the infected computer's country is installed. While the KODA Police Ransomware Trojan is installed on computers located in Denmark, computers located in other parts of the world will be infected with variants that correspond to other countries. These kinds of ransomware attacks use the language of the targeted country and will use a message that mimics a copyright organization from the victim's region.
KODA Police Ransomware accuses the victim of viewing or distributing unlawful media content and violating copyright law. Since this is a very common activity online (even viewing certain YouTube videos would mean that you are technically guilty of this), many inexperienced computer users may feel guilt and be easily tricked into falling for the KODA Police Ransomware scam. This police ransomware Trojan threatens the victim with jail time and blocks the infected computer until a fine is paid using a money transfer service. It is important to note that paying the KODA Police Ransomware fine will not remove this infection from your computer or unblock your machine; KODA Police Ransomware will simply allow criminals to steal your money and continue to spread these dangerous scams to other unsuspecting computer users. Instead, KODA Police Ransomware should be eliminated with the help of a reliable anti-malware program.
System Messages
The following system messages may be associated with KODA Police Ransomware:
KODA ? POLITI |
