Policía Federal Argentina - PFA Virus

Posted by Max Lehmann on February 20, 2013

What is Policía Federal Argentina - PFA Virus?

Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have no doubt that Policía Federal Argentina Virus is not a PC threat you want running on your operating Windows system. Equally as other recent ransomware infections, including Cheshire Police Authority Virus and Twój komputer został zablokowany Virus, the malignant application is targeted at a specific region. This time it is Argentina, the first country in Latin America to be targeted by vicious cyber criminals behind the ransomware. It has been discovered that the devious, computer-locking program is controlled through the Raxm infection which may use social engineering scams, spam email attachments and other security vulnerabilities to enter your PC. Of course, if your PC was protected by reliable malware detection/removal tools, you would not need to worry about Policía Federal Argentina Virus removal. Please continue reading to learn how to delete the infection from the computer.

How does Policía Federal Argentina - PFA Virus work?

Once malignant components are dropped on your computer, they initiate a computer lock-down, remove your access to the Task Manager, which could be used to terminate malignant processes, and display this bogus, screen-seize alert:

Su ordenador se ha bloqueado!
El functionamiento de su ordenador fue interrumpido a causa de índices de ciber actividad desautorizada.
Los delitos posibles cometidos por ud se indican abajo […]
La suma de multa es 200 ARS. El pago debe ser realizado durante 48 horas a partir de revelación de delito. Si la multa no es pagada, será iniciada la causa penal contra ud.

Even though the notification is displayed with PFA credentials and the Argentinean flag, you should pay no attention to it. This is because the represented information is fictitious and is simply meant to trick you into using Ukash or Paysafecard to pay the illegal fine. If you transfer your money using one of these payment systems, you will not be able to retrieve that money. So how should you unlock the PC? The only logical solution is Policía Federal Argentina Virus removal.

How to remove Policía Federal Argentina Virus?

Needless to say, it is not easy to have the infection, also known as the Ukash Virus, deleted manually. Nevertheless, you can use these automatic malware removal instructions instead. The acquired tool will find and delete all existing malware, including the virus and the Raxm infection, and will provide you with reliable PC’s protection.

Windows Vista/Windows 7:

Restart the PC and wait for BIOS (information about PC hardware) to load.
Instantly start tapping the F8 key found on the keyboard.
Use arrow keys to select Safe Mode with Networking and tap Enter.
Launch a browser and go to http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/download-sph .
Use the on-screen instructions to install an automatic malware removal tool SpyHunter.

Windows XP:

Restart the computer, wait for BIOS to load and then continuously tap the F8 key.
From the Advanced Options Menu select Safe Mode with Networking (use arrow keys) and tap Enter.
Click YES for the “Windows is running in safe mode” alert.
Open the Start menu and click on RUN.
Enter “msconfig” and click OK to open the System Configuration Utility.
Click on the Startup tab, select Disable All and click OK.
DownloadSpyHunter.
Restart the PC (normally).
Immediately install the automatic spyware removal tool to find and delete the virus.