Metropolitan British Police Ransomware

A variant of past fake Police Trojans retooled for attacking British victims, the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware displays a fraudulent legal warning that demands money as a penalty for your supposedly illegal computer activities – including such accusations as child pornography or simply infringing on copyright laws. Attacks by the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware, rather than being messages from the real Metropolitan British Police, actually are modified browser pop-ups accompanied by additional system changes that block you from using other programs – all of which are applied without the permission of the British law enforcement. Since the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware doesn't need to be obeyed and all of its threats can be ignored with perfect legality, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend removing the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware through the same methods and anti-malware software that you'd use against any high-level PC threat.

One of the Few Times that It's Good Policy to Ignore the Demands of the Police

The Metropolitan British Police Ransomware is a minor variant of the already-analyzed 'Serious Organised Crime Agency' Ransomware, and, other than some minor changes to its fake pop-up warning, is identical to that fake Police Trojan. Attacks by the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware always attempt to depict themselves as being issued by the local British The Metropolitan British Police Ransomware's pop-up alert does not have a border or controls to allow you to minimize it easily, and, naturally, avoids being closed like a normal window. This pop-up is displayed automatically whenever Windows starts and claims to have locked your PC as a penalty for your viewing illegal pornography or indulging in other computer-oriented crimes.

SpywareRemove.com malware experts haven't seen any evidence of the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware being upgraded from past fake Police Trojans in any way other than aesthetically, but do warn that the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware is capable of blocking you from using other Windows software. This blockade supposedly only is put in place until you pay the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware's fine, which actually is an illegal money transfer to fund criminal malware development. Naturally, paying this fine is not recommended and does not have any benefits for your PC over removing the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware directly.

Teaching a Fake Arm of the Law How to Mind Its Own Business

The Metropolitan British Police Ransomware is an illegal program and should be removed, like any Trojan, through the appropriate use of anti-malware tools. Since the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware usually will block the very same programs that would be used to disinfect your computer, SpywareRemove.com malware experts generally suggest trying to boot your computer from a non-compromised hard drive (such as a spare USB device) as the best way to access your computer without also triggering the Metropolitan British Police Ransomware.

Metropolitan British Police Ransomware may be specific to Britain, but other types of Police Ransomware Trojans from its family have been known to target many other regions of the world. SpywareRemove.com malware experts personally have examined large numbers of almost-identical fake Police Trojans, such as the Serious Organised Crime Agency Ransomware, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Ransomware, the Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü Ransomware, the Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes D'information' Virus, the Policía Nacional del Ecuador Ransomware or the Latvijas Valsts Policija Ransomware. Drive-by-downloads and exploit kits often are implicated in the distribution of these PC threats and all appropriate browser security precautions are advised.