Europol Virus

Posted by Lisa Blanc on May 17, 2013

What is Europol Virus?

The malicious ransomware Europol Virus is also known as the EC3 Europol Virus and the mischievous cyber crooks behind the infection have taken over the credentials of Europol in order to convince you that you can trust the truly misleading screen-blocking notification. The dangerous ransomware is activated through already existing Trojans which may enter your personal system via spam email attachments, bundled downloads, encrypted software, social engineering scams, deceitful adware and a number of other security cracks. All of the malicious Trojan’s files can remove your administrative privileges by blocking access to the computer, which is why your main task is to find and delete them from the PC. This is how you can remove Europol Virus from your personal computer. Do you want to learn more about the infection and its removal? Continue reading.

How to detect Europol Virus?

Just like the recently reported Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section Virus and Decrypt Protect Virus, Europol Virus is not a secretive infection. It aggressively takes over your system so that you cannot access the desktop. This irritating symptom is meant to trick you into paying attention to such bogus and misleading accusations:

All Activities of this computer has been recorded. All your files are encrypted.
You have been subjected to violation of Copyright and Related Rights Law (Video, Music, Software) and illegally using or distributing copyrighted contents, this infringing Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8, also known as the Copyright of the Criminal Code of Great Britain.

According to EU legislation you are required to pay 100 EUR administrative fees if this is the first time you have violated the copyright law.

As soon as 48 hours elapse, the possibility to pay the fine expires, and the criminal case will be intended against you automatically within the next 48 hours!

The accusations are bogus and you should pay no mind to them. Are you willing to give your money to schemers just to restore access to the PC? Well, there are no guarantees that your computer would be unlocked if you paid the requested sum. What is more, you still would need to delete the ransomware and the Urausy, Uremtoo or any other Trojan that hides behind it. Needless to say, if you postponed the task, this devious threat could infect your computer with even more infections which you will need to delete.

How to remove Europol Virus?

The removal of the malicious ransomware is an important task and we recommend that you perform it right away. Whether you are ready to proceed manually or you wish to delete Europol Virus using automatic spyware removal software, you firstly need to unlock the computer. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers recommend installing SpyHunter, and to do this – follow the instructions below.

Delete the Infection from the PC

Delete from Windows 8:

Tap the Windows key to access the Metro UI start screen.
Navigate to the bottom right corner of the screen and select Settings from the Charm Bar.
Now click Change PC Settings and select General.
Move to Advanced Startup and click Start Now.
Select Troubleshoot, click Advanced Options and then Startup Settings.
Now select Restart, wait for PC to boot up and tap F5 for the Safe Mode with Networking.
Launch a browser and download SpyHunter from http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/download-sph
Install the tool onto the computer and use it to delete malware.