‘Procuraduría General de la República’ Ransomware

Posted: August 3, 2013

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Ranking:	16,978
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	7,804

First Seen:	August 5, 2013
Last Seen:	September 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware is a Mexican Police Ransomware Trojan that blocks your computer, displays fraudulent legal alerts to convince you that its attacks are justified, and finally requests a cash ransom to resolve the situation safely. Despite claiming to be affiliated with Mexico's Office of the General Prosecutor and other law-enforcement entities, the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware is not a tool of the Mexican government and cannot detect crimes related to your PC usage. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend disabling the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware to regain access to all necessary security software, and then using the aforementioned software to remove the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware without needing to pay its illegal ransom.

Why Prosecution via the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware is More of a Persecution Than Anything Else

The 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware is installed through methods that conceal its actual purpose as a fake Police Trojan, but its presence easily can be noted the next time you restart your computer – since its pop-up alert is set to display automatically while also covering (and, inconveniently, blocking access to) your desktop. The 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware's alert includes a Spanish-language legal warning regarding your supposedly unauthorized PC activities (such as viewing underage erotica), as well as various references to legal organizations both current and defunct like the PGR and SSP. However, SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware's launches its attacks even if your PC never has been used for the crimes that it claims have been traced back to your system.

The 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware's pop-up alert function also includes side effects that intentionally make it difficult for you to use any other applications or access the rest of Windows. While the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware recommends paying a Paysafecard or Ukash fine to resolve this issue, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers must stress that there is no legal obligation to do so and that paying the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware will not unlock your computer.

A Defense of Your PC That the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware's Prosecution Can't Thwart

While the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware's pop-up alerts, alone, don't cause any permanent harm to your computer, the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware also induces an overall state of poor security caused by depriving you of access to critical Windows maintenance tools. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers, therefore, suggest treating the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware as a direct threat to your PC to be removed as soon as an opening becomes available. In the course of a typical 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware's infection, you will need to use additional security steps like booting through an uninfected HD device before you can use the relevant anti-malware tools to remove the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware.

The 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware targets Mexican residents specifically. However, the 'Procuraduría General de la República' Ransomware is far from an individual or unique type of Police Ransomware Trojan, and relatives from similar campaigns have been seen targeting other nations around the world. SpywareRemove.com malware experts have examined most of these to varying degrees, including very diverse fake Police Trojans like the 'Agencia Federal de Investigación' Virus, the 'Dirección Nacional de Policía Técnica' Virus, the 'Ministerio del Interior de Uruguay' Ransomware, the 'Serviciul pentru Intervenţii şi Acţiuni Speciale' Ransomware, the 'Svensk National Bureau of Investigation' Ransomware, the 'Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police' Virus, the 'Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda' Ransomware, the 'Služba Kriminální Policie a Vyšetřování' Ransomware, the 'FEDPOL BundesKriminalPolizei' Ransomware and the 'Police Judiciaire Fédérale' Ransomware

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