‘Arma dei Carabinieri’ Ransomware
Posted: July 29, 2013
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Ranking: | 869 |
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Threat Level: | 2/10 |
Infected PCs: | 100,314 |
First Seen: | July 29, 2013 |
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Last Seen: | October 17, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware is an Italian Police Ransomware Trojan that tries to trick its victims into paying an illegal ransom through displaying a fake criminal alert, locking their computer and threatening them with further penalties if the 'fee' isn't paid within a short period of time. However, alerts by the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware aren't indicative of any real efforts to detect any illegal misuses of your PC, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts discourage paying the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware's ransom since the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware isn't linked to Italy's national police in any way. Disabling the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware and its fake warning message through any methods needed should be your initial reaction to the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware infections, so as to allow your anti-malware software to delete the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware safely.
When Good Carabiniers Get Exploited for Bad Police Work
While Italy has been targeted with fake Police Trojan attacks for many years now, the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware is just an Italian variant of a multi-national ransomware campaign that has gone through such different nations as New Zealand, Canada and Belgium – all without any discrimination. The 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware differs from its close relatives only in that its fake police warning is translated into Italian and includes the flag colors and other national symbols specific to Italy. The 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware's pop-up is very recognizable for its common accusations regarding your PC's usage for illegal forms of pornography and other online crimes, but SpywareRemove.com malware experts warn that the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware isn't authorized by Italy's police and can't detect any crimes related to your PC – regardless of the claims of its pop-up alert.
Of more concern than the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware's fake alert is its system lockdown, which prevents you from using most other programs and is justified as a supposedly legal penalty until you pay the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware's demanded ransom. However, paying the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware's ransom doesn't have any effect on the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware's attacks, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts, instead, recommend disabling the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware through time-tested security protocols like booting into Safe Mode, booting to the Command Prompt or booting from any clean flash drive.
The Shot that Will Save Your PC from a Fake Carbineer's Fraud
If you can disable the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware by any of the methods described above, deleting the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware should be within your grasp, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend it as soon as possible – since the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware is a malicious and illegal program that prevents the use of critical security tools. Anti-malware products usually should be used to delete the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware, which cannot install itself, and, as such, usually will be supported by other Trojans and related PC threats.
Of course, the residents of Italy should be especially on the lookout for the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware attacks and those of other Italy-specific types of Police Ransomware Trojans, such as the 'Polizia Penitenziaria' Ransomware or the 'Il vostro computer è stato bloccato' Ransomware. However, other countries aren't exactly immune to similar attacks by the 'Arma dei Carabinieri' Ransomware's direct relatives, some of which SpywareRemove.com malware experts have recently verified as including the 'Služba Kriminální Policie a Vyšetřování’ Ransomware, the 'FEDPOL BundesKriminalPolizei' Ransomware, the 'Comandancia General de Policía' Ransomware, the 'Police Judiciaire Fédérale' Ransomware, the 'Dansk Rigspolitiet' Ransomware, the 'Canadian Association Of Chiefs Of Police' Virus and the 'Ministry of Public Safety New Zealand' Virus.
Technical Details
Additional Information
# | Message |
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1 | ATTENZIONE! Il Suo computer personale è stato bloccato per motivi di sicurezza per le seguenti ragioni. ATTENZIONE! Il Suo computer personale è stato bloccato per motivi di sicurezza per le seguenti ragioni. Lei è accusato di visualizzazione / memorizzazione e / o distribuzione di materiale pornografico di contenuto proibito (pornografia infantile I bestialità I stupro, ecc.) Lei ha violato la Didiiarazione Universale sulla lotta contro la diffusione di materiale pedopornografico e accusato di un reato ai sensi dell’articolo 161 del Codice Penale della Repubblica Italiana. L’articolo 161 del Codice Penale della Repubblica Italiana prevede come pena la privazione della libertà da 5 a 11 anni. Inoltre, Lei è sospettato di aver violato la ‘Legge sul diritto dautore e diritti connessi‘ (scaricamento della musica pirata, video, software senza licenza), e l’uso e/o la distribuzione di contenuti protetti dai diritto d’autore. In questo modo Lei è sospettato di aver violato l’articolo 148 del Codice Penale della Repubblica Italiana. L’articolo 148 del Codice Penale della Repubblica Italiana prevede come pena una multa di 150-550 unità di base oppure la privazione della libertà da 3 a 7 anni. Dal Suo computer personale è stato commesso un accesso non autorizzato all’informazione diiusa all’accesso pubblico ed all’informazione dimportanza statale nella rete Internet. La dimensione della Sua multa è 100€. La multa si può pagare con l’aiuto dei voucher PaySafeCard oppure Ukash. Una volta che si paga la multa e il denaro verrà accreditato sul conto dello stato, il computer sarà sbloccato entro 24 ore. Dopo di questo, entro 7 giorni Lei è obbligato di eliminare tutte le violazioni connesse con il Suo computer personale. Nel caso die le violazioni non saranno eliminate, il Suo computer verrà bloccato di nuovo, e Lei sarà perseguito (senza la possibilità di pagamento di una multa). Si noti che Lei deve inserire codici validi dei voudier fiscali quando si paga la multa, e non incassare i voucher introdotti dopo il pagamento. se si inseriscono codici scorretti dei voucher fiscali o se si tenta di annullare i voudier fiscali dopo il pagamento, oltre alle violazioni sopraindicate Lei verrà accusato di frode (Articolo 377 del Codice Penale della Repubblica Italiana; questo articolo prevede la privazione della libertà da 1 a 3 anni), e Lei sarà si perseguito. |
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