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‘You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine’ Ransomware

Posted: February 18, 2013

Threat Metric

Ranking: 3,692
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 6,848
First Seen: February 19, 2013
Last Seen: October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine Ransomware Screenshot 1'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware is ransomware that locks your computer and recommends that you transfer money to a third-party to restore your PC. Instead of rewarding criminals for their malware-coding crimes, SpywareRemove.com malware experts suggest deleting 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware with a traditional anti-malware product from a trustworthy brand. Most ransomware-based PC threats like 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware are incapable of penalizing you for failing to pay their fines – even if, just like 'You Have 48 Hours To Pay The Fine' Ransomware, they threaten you with a time limit. While you may need to enact extra steps to disable 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware, you never should feel pressured into spending money to remove 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware from your PC.

Why That Clock Isn't Ticking as Fast as You'd Think

'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware is a member of a large 'genre' of trojans that usually display fake alerts from the local police or other law enforcement agencies. By accusing you of committing crimes that are related to common PC activities like downloading files, 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware hopes to con its victims into thinking that 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware is really the legitimate law enforcement software that it claims to be. However, 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware and other PC threats that request that you transfer money through suspicious methods always are unaffiliated with any type of legitimate government.

Other than its unusual content, 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware's alert doesn't differ from any other pop-up window – except that you'll be unable to close it and resume your normal PC activities. SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you use standardized PC security features (like Safe Mode or, at worst, booting your PC's OS from any peripheral hard drive) for disabling 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware and, accordingly, re-allowing access to any blocked programs.

While 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware insists that you and your PC will suffer from further problems (and potentially, even jail time) if you don't pay its fine ASAP, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you ignore this bluff. 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware cannot contact the police and doesn't have the ability to detect any crimes that may or may not be linked to your computer.

Smashing the 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware's Cantankerous Clock

Strictly-defined infection vectors for 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware haven't been identified, but SpywareRemove.com malware analysts often find ransomware like 'You Have 48 Hours To Pay The Fine' Ransomware being distributed via browser exploits. Disabling Flash, disabling Java, updating all of your software and using strong browser security settings may help to prevent exposure to possible 'You Have 48 Hours to Pay the Fine' Ransomware attacks, which are likely to use obscured spam links to find fresh victims.

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