Lebanon Police Ransomware

Posted: April 11, 2013

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Ranking:	1,965
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	6,399

First Seen:	April 11, 2013
Last Seen:	October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Like the closely-related Abu Dhabi Police GHQ Ransomware, the Lebanon Police Ransomware marks the attempt of its family of Police Trojans to spread into the Middle East, with fake legal pop-ups that are localized for the country of Lebanon. Even though the Lebanon Police Ransomware can't detect illegal activities of any type, the Lebanon Police Ransomware claims to lock your computer on behalf of the national police as your punishment for online crimes. This scam actually has just one point: to force the Lebanon Police Ransomware's victims to pay a CashU fee, which SpywareRemove.com malware researchers discourage as a needless waste of your money. As is true of similar Police Ransomware Trojans, you can remove the Lebanon Police Ransomware and undo its lockdown merely by applying appropriate anti-malware strategies and software.

Blinking at the Stern Gaze of Lebanon Police Ransomware's Authority

The Lebanon Police Ransomware isn't linked to any form of police, but displays its fraudulent pop-up warning automatically with details that attempt to persuade you otherwise. Along with your IP address, a symbol of the Lebanon's police force and an image of Lebanon's president, Michel Suleiman – but all of these details don't make the Lebanon Police Ransomware any more of a legal authority than any other kind of pop-up-generating malware.

Since the Lebanon Police Ransomware's family of Police Trojans usually is well-noted for preferring attacks against European countries, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers are particularly interested in the Lebanon Police Ransomware's distribution throughout Lebanon. With relatives of the Lebanon Police Ransomware also in other Middle Eastern countries, as well as South America, it appears that the malware authors' strategy of globalizing their Police Trojan campaign isn't going to slack off any time soon. Relatives of the Lebanon Police Ransomware Trojans may use slightly different details (most notably a shift to the local dominant language) in their pop-ups, but otherwise heavily resemble the Lebanon Police Ransomware.

Examples include Abu Dhabi Police GHQ Ransomware, Policía Nacional del Ecuador Ransomware, the POLIISI Osasto Tietoverkkorikollisuuden Virus, Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü Ransomware, Police Rendőrség Ransomware, France Ministère de l’Intérieur Virus, the Türk Polisi Virus, the Polizei Control Department Virus, Latvijas Valsts Policija Ransomware, Politie Nederland Ransomware and Polizia Slovena Ransomware.

Averting the Lebanon Police Ransomware's Paralyzing Stare from Your Desktop

The Lebanon Police Ransomware's primary goal always is to force its victims to pay a fake legal fine through CashU or similar methods (Paysafecard and Ukash are more popular than CashU with the Lebanon Police Ransomware's non-Middle Eastern relatives). However, a secondary concern is the Lebanon Police Ransomware's ability to block you from using other applications or the majority of the Windows interface. To unlock your computer without paying the Lebanon Police Ransomware's fee, SpywareRemove.com malware research team recommends booting from Safe Mode, or if this proves inadequate, loading a separate OS onto a flash drive and booting your PC from that device.

With the Lebanon Police Ransomware and its fake Police pop-up disabled, you can removethe Lebanon Police Ransomware freely with any anti-malware program that strikes your fancy. As a final warning, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts also must emphasize that, while the Lebanon Police Ransomware is specific to Lebanon, variants of similar Police Ransomware Trojans to the Lebanon Police Ransomware have been seen attacking many other countries worldwide.

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