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Politie Office Central Virus

Also Known As: Politie Office Central Ransomware
Damage level: Severe

What is Politie Office Central?

The Politie Office Central message demands payment of a 100 Euro fine using Ukash or PaySafeCard in order to unblock the user's computer. This is a bogus message, a scam created by cyber criminals.

This ransomware virus targets PC users predominantly from Belgium, however, be aware that no authorities, internationally, use screen-blocking messages to collect fines for any law violations. Paying this fine is equivalent to sending your money to cyber criminals.

This devious message makes false accusations of watching child pornography, possessing pirated video, music files, etc. in order to scare computer users into paying the bogus fine. Moreover, this message orders the fine to be paid within 72 hours - a ploy to create a sense of urgency.

Politie Office Central virus

The Politie Office Central ransomware virus is distributed using infected email messages, drive-by downloads, and malicious websites. Commonly, this infection is proliferated using 'exploit kits', which infiltrate users' systems via any detected security vulnerabilities.

After infiltration, ransomware viruses block the desktop and disable the Task Manager and other Windows features that would otherwise allow termination of the fake message. This particular ransomware virus originates from a family called "Flimrans".

Cyber criminals responsible for creating this scam, localize the deceptive message in order to trick PC users from different countries.

If you observe the Politie Office Central message on your computer, demanding payment of a fine using Ukash or PaySafeCard, you are dealing with a ransomware virus. Do not pay any fines - the correct way to deal with this screen-blocking message is to eliminate it from your computer.

The Politie Office Central ransomware virus has the capability to adapt its appearance and language according to the location of the computer targeted for infiltration. For example, a ransomware-infected computer located in the USA would display the message as if sent by the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.

Never trust messages accusing you of law violations and requesting payment of fines using pre-paid card services such as Ukash, PaySafeCard, MoneyPak, CashU etc.

This is a standard model of ransomware viruses designed to extort money from unsuspecting PC users. If your computer is already infected with Politie Office Central ransomware, use the removal instructions provided to eliminate it from your PC.

A fake message displayed by the Politie Office Central ransomware virus:

Politie
OFFICE CENTRAL.
DE LUTTE CONTRE LA CRIMINALITÉ LIÉE AUX TECHNOLOGIES DE L'INFORMATION ET DE LA COMUNICATION.
Attention! Votre ordinateur est bloqué à cause d'un ou de plusieurs motifs, indiqués ci-dessous.
Vous avez violé la loi «Sur le droit d'auteur et (es droits contigus. (Vidéo, Musique, Logi-ciel) et vous avez illégalement servi et/ou diffusé le contenu protégé par le droit d'auteur, de ce fait vous avez violé l'article 128 du Code pénal de (a Belgique. L'article 128 du Code pénal prévoit l'amende d'un montant de 2 jusqu'à 500 rémunérations du travail minimales ou la privation de liberté pour de 2 à 8 ans. Vous avez visionné ou diffusé le contenu pornographique interdit (Pornographie impliquant des enfants/Zoophilie and etc), ayant violé l'article 202 du Code pénal de la Belgique. L'article 202 du Code pénal prévoit (a privation de liberté pour de 4 à 12 ans. L'accès inégal aux données informatiques a été effectué de votre ordinateur ou vous... L'article 208 du Code pénal prévoit l'amende d'un montant de 100.000€ et/ou (a privation de liberté pour de 4 à Pans. L'accès illégal a été effectué à votre insu, votre ordinateur est probablement infecté par le logiciel nuisible, de ce fait vous violez la loi sur "(utilisation négligente de l'ordinateur". L'article 210 du Code pénal prévoit l'amende d'un montant de 2000€ jusqu'à 8000f. La diffusion du spam ou une autre opération publicitaire illégale à but lucratif a été effectué de votre ordinateur, ou à votre insu, votre ordinateur est probablement infecté par le logiciel nuisible. L'article 212 du Code pénal prévoit l'amende d'un montant jusqu à 250.000€ et (a privation de liberté pour jusqu'à 6 ans. Si cette opération donnée a été produite à votre insu, vous tombez sous le coup de l'article 210 indiqué ci-dessus du Code pénal de la Belgique. Maintenant nous déterminons votre identité et votre location, pendant 72 heures une affaire pénale contre vous est à ouvrir en vertu d un ou de plusieurs articles indiqués ci-dessus. Conformément aux amendements au Code pénal de la Belgique du 28 mai 2012, cette infraction à la loi (en cas de l'absence de la répétition d'un crime) peut être considérée avec sursis en cas du paiement de (amende au profit de l'État. Vous ne pouvez payer l'amende que pendant 72 heures après la violation, A l'expiration de 72 heures (a possibilité de payer (amende est annulée, une affaire pénale contre vous sera pendant prochaines 72 heures automatiquement ouverte! La somme de l'amende fait 100E. Au paiement de l'amende et après ce que l'argent est reçu sur le compte de l'Etat votre ordinateur sera débloqué pendant 1 à 72 heures. Après le déblocage vous avez 7 jours ouvrables pour corriger cette infraction. Si vous, à l'expiration de 7 jours ouvrables, n'avez pas corrigé tous les délits, votre ordinateur sera bloqué de nouveau, et une affaire pénale contre vous sera automatiquement ouverte en vertu d'un ou de plusieurs articles énumérés ci-dessus.

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Quick menu:

Politie Office Central virus removal:

Step 1

Start your computer in Safe Mode. Click Start, click Shut Down, click Restart, click OK. During your computer starting process press the F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until you see the Windows Advanced Option menu, then select Safe Mode with Networking from the list.

Safe Mode with Networking

Video showing how to start Windows 7 in "Safe Mode with Networking":

Windows 8 users: Go to the Windows 8 Start Screen, type Advanced, in the search results select Settings. Click on Advanced Startup options, in the opened "General PC Settings" window select Advanced startup. Click on the "Restart now" button. Your computer will now restart into "Advanced Startup options menu".

Click on the "Troubleshoot" button, then click on the "Advanced options" button. In the advanced option screen click on "Startup settings". Click on the "Restart" button. Your PC will restart into Startup Settings screen. Press "5" to boot in Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

Windows 8 Safe Mode with networking

Video showing how to start Windows 8 in "Safe Mode with Networking":

Step 2

Log in to the account infected with the Politie Office Central virus. Start your Internet browser and download a legitimate anti-spyware program. Update the anti-spyware software and start a full system scan. Remove all entries detected.


If you cannot start your computer in Safe Mode with Networking, try performing a System Restore.

Video showing how to remove ransomware virus using "Safe Mode with Command Prompt" and "System Restore":

1. During your computer starting process, press the F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, and then select Safe Mode with Command Prompt from the list and press ENTER.

Boot your computer in Safe Mode with Command Prompt

2. When Command Prompt Mode loads, enter the following line: cd restore and press ENTER.

system restore using command prompt type cd restore

3. Next, type this line: rstrui.exe and press ENTER.

system restore using command prompt rstrui.exe

4. In the opened window click "Next".

restore system files and settings

5. Select one of the available Restore Points and click "Next" (this will restore your computer system to an earlier time and date, prior to the Politie Office Central ransomware infiltrating your PC).

select a restore point

6. In the opened window click "Yes".

run system restore

7. After restoring your computer to a previous date, download and scan your PC with recommended malware removal software to eliminate any remnants of the Politie Office Central virus.

If you cannot start your computer in Safe Mode with Networking (or with Command Prompt), boot your computer using a rescue disk. Some variants of ransomware disable Safe Mode making its removal complicated. For this step, you require access to another computer.

After removing the Politie Office Central virus from your PC, restart your computer and scan it with legitimate antispyware software to remove any possible remnants of this security infection.

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Malware activity

Global malware activity level today:

Medium threat activity

Increased attack rate of infections detected within the last 24 hours.

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