You have 48 hours to pay the fine

Posted by Max Lehmann on March 21, 2013

What is You have 48 hours to pay the fine?

You have 48 hours to pay the fine Virus is a devious ransomware infection managed by the infamous Reveton Trojan. The clandestine infection manifests through a screen-locking notification supposedly sent by national authorities, including Europol, Bundespolizei, Australian Federal Police or the ICE Cyber Crimes Center. All malicious infections from this faction are targeted at specific countries, including Canada, the U.S., Spain and Greece. The main goal of the monstrous infection is to trick you into thinking that Police have discovered illegal activity performed from the computer and that you need to pay legal fines. In reality, whether you have broken certain cyber security laws or not, the presented accusations do not reflect upon your virtual activity. Nonetheless, this is the trick that cyber crooks will use to lure out your money, which is why you need to delete You have 48 hours to pay the fine Virus without paying any attention to the presented computer lock-down. Continue reading to learn more about the infection and its removal.

How does You have 48 hours to pay the fine Virus act?

Multiple malignant components which perform the processes of the deceitful ransomware can hijack your Windows Registry, remove access to the Task Manager and display the misleading screen-locking warning. Where do these files come from? According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, schemers may employ various security vulnerabilities, including bundled downloads or adware, to drop spyware onto the PC. There is no doubt that your Windows system is infected with malign components once access to the desktop becomes blocked with the following warning:

Your computer has been blocked
The work of your computer has been suspended on the grounds of unauthorized cyberactivity.
Possible violations are described below:
Article – 184. Pornography involving children (under 18 years) […]
Article – 171. Copyright […]
Article – 113. The use of licensed software […]
To unlock your computer and to avoid other legal consequences, you are obligated to pay a release fee of $400.

Please note: This fine may only be paid within 48 hours, if you let 48 hours pass without payment, the possibility of unlocking your computer expires. In this case a criminal case against you will be initiated automatically.

Also known as the ICSPA Virus, EC3 Europol Virus or Ukash Virus, the devious ransomware may seem like a legitimate, authentic security warning. Despite this, you should delete You have 48 hours to pay the fine Virus without even thinking of paying the requested fine. This will not help you unlock the PC and certainly will not help you delete the Reveton Trojan and other potentially running spyware.

How to remove You have 48 hours to pay the fine Virus?

The removal of the devious infection is not simple, especially if you choose the manual removal option. Overall, whether your PC has been infected by Ihr computer ist gesperrt Virus, Su ordenador ha sido bloqueado or the ICE Cyber Crimes Center Virus, you need to perform the unavoidable spyware removal. If you are not experienced manually, we recommend using automatic malware removal tool SpyHunter. To install this tool onto your Windows system and have all devious files deleted – follow the instructions presented below.

Remove from Windows 8:

Tap the Windows key to access the Metro UI start screen.
Launch the browser and go to http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/download-sph
Install the automatic spyware removal tool SpyHunter.
Perform a full system scan and delete found infections.

Remove from Windows Vista and Windows 7:

Restart the PC.
As soon as BIOS loads up start tapping F8.
Using arrow keys select Safe Mode with Networking.
Tap Enter.
Download SpyHunter.
Install the automatic removal tool and have all malicious programs deleted right away.

Remove from Windows XP: