Do you know what Cheshire Police Authority Virus is?
Cheshire Police Authority Virus is a dangerous computer threat that is categorized as ransomware. It implies that this program gets into your system and holds your computer hostage until you pay a set ransom fee. Paying the fee is supposed to help you unlock your computer and continue using it as before. Nevertheless, that is not going to happen, because all the claims displayed by Cheshire Police Authority Virus are void. It is a ransomware infection, so it means that it will not let go of your computer even if you pay the fine.
Once infection takes place, you can no longer access your desktop, and there is a fake notification displayed across your screen. It is adorned with logos of cyber security organizations and other law enforcement agencies, so depending on where you look at, it might seem that the message has been sent by International Cyber Security Protection Alliance, European Cybercrime Centre, United Kingdom Police and other institutions - none of which are related to Cheshire Police Authority Virus in any way possible.
The truth is that Cheshire Police Authority Virus is distributed by Urausy trojan, and this infection belongs to Ukash Virus group. It is another version of Datamaskinen Din Er Låst Virus and The ICE Cyber Crime Center Virus. Actually, all of the latest ransomware infections distributed by Urausy trojan are basically identical. The only thing that differs is the localized interface - Cheshire Police Authority Virus targets users in the United Kingdom, so it displays the fake security notification in English:
ATTENTION! Your PC is blocked due to at least one of the reasons specified below.
You have been viewing or distributing prohibited Pornographic content (Child Porn/Zoophilia and etc). Thus violating article 202 of the Criminal Code of Great Britain.
Fines may only be paid within 72 hours after the infringement. As soon as 72 hours elapse, the possibility to pay the fine expires, and a criminal case is initiated against you automatically within the next 72 hours!
The amount of fine is £100. You can pay a fine Ukash or PaySafeCard.
No criminal case will be initiated against you whatsoever, because this message is not displayed by the real Cheshire Police Authority. Also, your computer will not be unlocked even if you do pay the fine. Therefore, you need avoid spending your money. Unblock your desktop manually and proceed to Cheshire Police Authority Virus by following the instructions below:
How to unlock my computer
Windows Vista & Windows 7
- Reboot your computer.
- Press F8 key continuously once BIOS screen loads.
- Select Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter.
- Access http://www.spyware-techie.com/download-sph and download SpyHunter.
- Install the free scanner and perform a full system scan.
Windows XP
- Follow the steps above from 1 to 3.
- Click Yes on a confirmation box.
- Access the Internet and download SpyHunter.
- Open Start Menu and launch Run.
- Enter "msconfig" into Open box and click OK.
- Click Startup tab on System Configuration Utility.
- Click Disable all and click OK to save changes.
- Restart your computer in Normal Mode.
- Install SpyHunter and run a full system scan to detect Cheshire Police Authority Virus.
In non-techie terms:
Cheshire Police Authority Virus is a dangerous infection that does not allow to operate your computer. Follow the instructions above to remove Cheshire Police Authority Virus immediately and do not hesitate to leave a comment, if you have a question about how to remove this infection.
Aliases: Police Authority Virus.