{"id":4617,"date":"2012-11-01T10:03:47","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T10:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=4617"},"modified":"2013-12-20T15:50:41","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T15:50:41","slug":"association-of-chief-police-officers-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/association-of-chief-police-officers-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Association of Chief Police Officers virus (Removal Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Association of Chief Police Officers Ukash Ransomware<\/strong> is a computer virus, which will display a <strong>bogus alert<\/strong>, that pretends to be from the UK police and states that your computer has been blocked due to it being involved with the distribution of pornographic material, SPAM and copyrighted content.<br \/>\nThe <strong>Association of Chief Police Officers virus will lock you out of your computer and applications<\/strong>, so whenever you&#8217;ll try to log on into your Windows operating system or Safe Mode with Networking, it will display instead a lock screen asking you to pay a non-existing fine of 100\u00a3 in the form of a Ukash or PaySafecard code.<br \/>\nFurthermore, to make this alert seem more authentic, <strong>this virus also has the ability to access your installed webcam<\/strong> so that the alert shows what is happening in the room.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3230109001\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>If your computer is infected with Association of Chief Police Officers virus,then you are seeing any of the below screens:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Association-of-Chief-Police-Officers-Virus.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4618\" title=\"Association of Chief Police Officers virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Association-of-Chief-Police-Officers-Virus.png\" alt=\"Association of Chief Police Officers Ransomware\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Association-of-Chief-Police-Officers-Virus.png 500w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Association-of-Chief-Police-Officers-Virus-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bogus notification from the Association of Chief Police Officers will display the following message:<\/p><div id=\"mwtad630513189\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Association of Chief Police Officers<\/strong><br \/>\nAttention!<br \/>\nFor security reasons, your Windows system has been blocked!<br \/>\nThe reason can be visiting the infected or pornographic sites. The computer has approached to critical condition because of which the system can break and all data can be lost. For having possibility to restore system, you should install the additional security updates.<br \/>\nThis paid update is intended for very infected systems. This update completely protects your system from viruses and malware, stabilizes your computer system and avoids data loss.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Association of Chief Police Officers is nothing more than a scam<\/strong> and you should <strong>ignore any alert that this malicious software might generate<\/strong> and remove this trojan ransomware from your computer.<br \/>\n<strong>Under no circumstance should you send any money to Association of Chief Police Officers cyber criminals<\/strong>,as this could lead to identity theft,and if you have, you should contact your credit card company and dispute the charge stating that the program is a scam and a computer virus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad1834120771\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>Association of Chief Police Officers Ukash Ransomware &#8211; Virus Removal Guide<\/h2>\n<div id=\"mwtad829014168\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309691-placement_360587\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 1: Remove Association of Chief Police Officers lock screen from your computer<\/h2>\n<p>The Association of Chief Police Officers Ukash Ransomware has modified your Windows registry so that when you&#8217;re trying to boot your computer it will launch instead its bogus notification.To remove this malicious registry change,we can use any of the below methods:<\/p>\n<h3>Method 1: Restore Windows to a previous state using System Restore<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Restart your computer, and then <strong>press and hold F8 during the initial startup<\/strong> to start your computer in safe mode with a Command prompt.<br \/>\n<em>Note<\/em>: With some computers, if you press and hold a key as the computer is booting you will get a stuck key message. If this occurs, instead of pressing and holding the &#8220;F8 key&#8221;, <strong>tap the &#8220;F8 key&#8221; continuously<\/strong> until you get the Advanced Boot Options screen.<\/li>\n<li>Use the arrow keys to select the\u00a0<strong>Safe mode with a Command prompt<\/strong>\u00a0option.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Safe Mode with Command Prompt Screen\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/safemode12.jpg\" alt=\"Enter Safe Mode with Command Prompt\" width=\"539\" height=\"292\" \/><\/li>\n<li>At the command prompt, type\u00a0<em><strong>cd restore<\/strong><\/em>, and then press ENTER.<br \/>\nNext,we will type <em><strong>rstrui.exe\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>, and then press ENTER<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4564\" title=\"Start System Restore from Safe Mode with Command Prompt\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cmd-restore.png\" alt=\"System Restore commands\" width=\"677\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cmd-restore.png 677w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cmd-restore-300x52.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The System Restore window will start and you&#8217;ll need to select a restore point previous to this infection.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4573\" title=\"Select a previous restore point\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/system-restore.png\" alt=\"Restore points in Windows 7\" width=\"580\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/system-restore.png 580w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/system-restore-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After System Restore has completed its task,you should be able to boot in Windows normal mode,from there you&#8217;ll need to perform a system scan (<em>as seen on STEP 2<\/em>) with <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-malwarebytes\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-hitmanpro\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HitmanPro<\/strong><\/a> to remove the malicious files from your machine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Method 2: Use a Kaspersky Kaspersky Rescue Disk CD to remove the bogus Association of Chief Police Officers lock screen<\/h3>\n<p><strong>IF<\/strong> you cannot access Safe Mode with Command Prompt we will need to use a <strong>Kaspersky Rescue Disk Bootable CD<\/strong> to clean the Windows registry and to perform a system scan to remove the malicious files.<br \/>\nWhat you&#8217;ll need to perform this removal guide :<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1585776739\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309686-ad_309691-placement_360569\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6935453015\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>A computer with Internet access.<\/li>\n<li>1 blank DVD or CD<\/li>\n<li>1 DVD\/CD Burner<\/li>\n<li>Software which can create a bootable CD<\/li>\n<li>A copy of the latest Kaspersky Rescue Disc<\/li>\n<li>About 1 -2 hours depending on how much data you have on C:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>STEP A: Download and create a bootable Kaspersky Rescue Disk CD<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Download the Kaspersky Rescue Disk ISO<\/strong>image from below.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rescuedisk.kaspersky-labs.com\/rescuedisk\/updatable\/kav_rescue_10.iso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>KASPERSKY RESCUE DISK DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new page from where you can download Kaspersky Rescue Disk ISO)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Download ImgBurn<\/strong>, a software that will help us create this bootable disk.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imgburn.com\/index.php?act=download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IMGBURN DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new page from where you can download ImgBurn)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>You can now <strong>insert your blank DVD\/CD in your burner<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Install ImgBurn by following the prompts<\/strong> and then start this program.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Write image file to disc<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Create a bootable CD\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/img1.png\" alt=\"Create bootable CD step1\" width=\"510\" height=\"537\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>&#8216;Source&#8217;<\/strong> click on the <strong>Browse for file<\/strong> button, then browse to the location where you previously saved the Kaspersky Rescue Disk ISO file.(kav_rescue_10.iso)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Browse to the Kaspersky Rescue Disk Image\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/img3.png\" alt=\"Create bootable CD step2\" width=\"512\" height=\"171\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the big <strong>Write<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click 'Write' to create the bootable disk\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/img4.png\" alt=\"Create bootable CD step3\" width=\"480\" height=\"91\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The disc creation process will now start and it will take around 5-10 minutes to complete.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>STEP B:Configure the computer to boot from CD-ROM<\/h4>\n<p>On some machines,if you restart the computer and <strong>repeatedly tap the F11<\/strong> key it should bring up the Boot Menu, from there you can select to boot from the CD.<br \/>\n<strong>IF<\/strong> this doesn&#8217;t happen then you&#8217;ll need to configure your computer to boot for a CD like you&#8217;ll see below.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Use the Delete or F2 keys, to load the BIOS menu<\/strong>.Information how to enter the BIOS menu is displayed on the screen at the start of the OS boot:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Boot into BIOS\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp1.png\" alt=\"Boot into Bios\" width=\"285\" height=\"137\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In your PC <strong>BIOS<\/strong> settings select the <strong>Boot menu<\/strong> and set CD\/DVD-ROM as a primary boot device.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Select to boot from CD\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp2.png\" alt=\"Boot into BIOS Step2\" width=\"250\" height=\"146\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Insert your Kaspersky Rescue Disk and restart your computer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>STEP C:Boot your computer from Kaspersky Rescue Disk<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Your computer will now boot from the Kaspersky Rescue Disk,and you&#8217;ll be asked to <strong>press any key<\/strong> to proceed with this process<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Press any key\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp3.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Rescue Disk 1\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the start up wizard window that will open, <strong>select your language<\/strong> using the cursor moving keys. <strong>Press the ENTER<\/strong> key on the keyboard.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Select your language\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp4.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Rescue Disk 2\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the next screen, select <strong>Kaspersky Rescue Disk. Graphic Mode<\/strong> then press <strong>ENTER<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Select Graphic Mode for Kaspersky Rescue Disk\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp5.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Rescue Disk 3\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The End User License Agreement of Kaspersky Rescue Disk will be displayed on the screen. Read carefully the agreement then <strong>press the C <\/strong> button on your keyboard.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Accept the End User License Agreement \" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp6.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Rescue Disk 4\" width=\"487\" height=\"273\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the actions described above have been performed, the Kasprsky operating system will start.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>STEP D: Launch Kaspersky WindowsUnlocker to remove the malicious registry changes<\/h4>\n<p>This ransomware trojan has modified your Windows system registry so that when you&#8217;re trying to boot your computer it will instead launch his lock screen.To remove this malicious registry changes we need to use the Kasersky WindowsUnlocker from Kaspersky Rescue Disk.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Click on the Start button<\/strong> located in the left bottom corner of the screen and <strong>select the Kaspersky WindowsUnlocker<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Start the Kaspersky WindowsUnlocker utility\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp13.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Rescue Disk WindowsUnlocker 1\" width=\"338\" height=\"224\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">IF you can&#8217;t find the <strong>WindowsUnlocker button,<\/strong> you can select <strong>Terminal<\/strong> and in the command prompt type<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <em><strong>windowsunlocker<\/strong><\/em><\/span> and then press <strong> Enter <\/strong>on the keyboard.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>A white colored console window will appear and will automatically start loading the registry files for scanning and disinfection. The whole process will take only a couple of seconds and after this process you should be able to boot your computer in normal mode.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kaspersky WindowsUnlocker Log\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp14.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Rescue Disk WindowsUnlocker 2\" width=\"558\" height=\"315\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>STEP E:Scan your system with Kaspersky Rescue Disk<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the Start button located in the left bottom corner of the screen and <strong>select the Kaspersky Rescue Disk<\/strong> then click on <strong>My Update Center<\/strong> and press <strong>Start update<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Update Kaspersky Rescue Disk AV Definitions\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp8.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Bootable Cd scan 1\" width=\"385\" height=\"404\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the update process has completed, the light at the top of the window will turn green, and the databases release date will be updated.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kaspersky Updated Definitions\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp9.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Bootable Cd scan 2\" width=\"385\" height=\"404\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Objects Scan<\/strong> tab, then click <strong>Start Objects Scan<\/strong>to begin the scan.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Start a Kaspersky Rescue Disk scan\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp10.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Bootable Cd scan 3\" width=\"385\" height=\"404\" \/><\/li>\n<li>If any malicious items are found, the default settings are to prompt you for action with a red popup window on the bottom right. <strong>Delete<\/strong> is the recommended action in most cases but we <strong>strongly recommend <\/strong>that you try first to disinfect , and if it doesn&#8217;t work chose to quarantine the infected files just to be on the safe side.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kaspersky Rescue Disk detecting malicious objects\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp11.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Bootable Cd scan 5\" width=\"262\" height=\"345\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When all detected items have been processed and removed, the light in the window will turn green and the scan will show as completed.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kaspersky Rescue Disk After malware removal\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/kasp12.png\" alt=\"Kaspersky Bootable Cd scan 7\" width=\"385\" height=\"404\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When done you can close the Kaspersky Rescue Disk window and use the Start Menu to <strong>Restart the computer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"mwtad3012884380\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309748-ad_309691-placement_360588\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3906789406\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>STEP 2: Remove the malicious Association of Chief Police Officers ransomware files from your computer<\/h2>\n<h3>STEP A: Run a system scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware FREE<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Download the latest official version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware FREE<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.malwarebytes.org\/342\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.malwarebytes.org%2fproducts%2fmalwarebytes_free\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Start the Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware installation process by <strong>double clicking on mbam-setup<\/strong> file.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Installer\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/malwarebytes-setup.png\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Installer]\" width=\"74\" height=\"72\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, <strong>keep following the prompts<\/strong> in order to continue with the setup process. <strong>Do not make any changes to default settings<\/strong> and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the <strong>Update Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> and <strong>Launch Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> checked. Then click on the <strong>Finish <\/strong>button. If Malwarebytes&#8217; prompts you to reboot, please do not do so.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Malwarebytes last setup screen\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/update-malwarebytes.png\" alt=\"[Image: Finishing Malwarebytes installation]\" width=\"405\" height=\"313\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start and you&#8217;ll be prompted to start a trial period , please select &#8216;<strong>Decline<\/strong>&#8216; as we just want to use the on-demand scanner.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Decline trial period in Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/malwarebytes-trial.png\" alt=\"[Image: Decline Malwarebytes trial]\" width=\"516\" height=\"392\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Scanner<\/strong> tab,select <strong>Perform quick scan<\/strong> and then click on the <strong>Scan\u00a0<\/strong>button to start scanning your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Perform a Full System Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/start-scan-malwarebytes.png\" alt=\"[Image: Starting a full system sca]\" width=\"516\" height=\"393\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for malicious files as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/scan-malwarebytes.png\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes scanning for malicious files]\" width=\"516\" height=\"393\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the scan is finished a message box will appear, click <strong>OK <\/strong>to continue.<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Malwarebytes when the system scan has finished\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/results-malwarebytes.png\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes scan results]\" width=\"516\" height=\"393\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different from what is shown in the image.Make sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong> and click on the <strong>Remove Selected <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Removing the infections found by Malwarebytes\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/detection-malwarebytes.png\" alt=\"[Image: Infections found by Malwarebytes]\" width=\"516\" height=\"393\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start removing the malicious files.After completing this task it will display a message stating that it needs to reboot,please allow this request and then let your machine boot in Normal mode.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>STEP B: Run a system scan with HitmanPro<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>This step can be performed in <strong>Normal Mode<\/strong> ,so please <strong>download the latest official version of HitmanPro<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverbridge.com\/747\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http:\/\/www.surfright.com\/downloads\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download HitmanPro)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Double click on the previously downloaded file<\/strong>to start the HitmanPro installation.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"HitmanPro Installer\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hpro1.png\" alt=\"[Image: HitmanPro Icon]\" width=\"54\" height=\"58\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>IF<\/strong> you are experiencing problems while trying to start HitmanPro, you can use the <em>Force Breach<\/em> mode.To start HitmanPro in Force Breach mode,<strong> hold down the left CTRL-key when you start HitmanPro<\/strong> and all non-essential processes are terminated, including the malware process. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=m6eRWTv2STk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to start HitmanPro in Force Breach mode &#8211; Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Next <\/strong>to install HitmanPro on your system.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"HitmanPro installation process\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hitmanpro36-start.png\" alt=\"[Image: Starting HitmanPro]\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The setup screen is displayed, from which you can decide whether you wish to install HitmanPro on your machine or just perform a one-time scan, select an option then click on <strong>Next <\/strong>to start a system scan.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"HitmanPro setup options\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hitmanpro36-installation.png\" alt=\"[Image: HitmanPro installation screen]\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will start scanning your system for malicious files as seen in the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"HitmanPro while scanning for  malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hitmanpro36-scan.png\" alt=\"[Image: HitmanPron scanning]\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Once the scan is complete,you&#8217;ll see a screen which will display all the malicious files that the program has found.Click on <strong>Next<\/strong> to remove this malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"HitmanPro displaying scan results\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hitmanpro36-results.png\" alt=\"[Image: HitmanPro scan results]\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Activate free license <\/strong>to start the free 30 days trial and remove the malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Activate the HitmanPro free 30 days trial to remove any detected infections\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/hitmanpro36-activation.png\" alt=\"[Image: Activate HitmanPro license]\" width=\"518\" height=\"410\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will now start removing the infected objects.If this program will ask you to restart your computer,please allow this request.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove \u00a0Association of Chief Police Officers virus from your machine, please start a new thread in our <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance-and-Help\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a> forum.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Association of Chief Police Officers Ukash Ransomware is a computer virus, which will display a bogus alert, that pretends to be from the UK police and states that your computer has been blocked due &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Remove Association of Chief Police Officers virus (Removal Guide)\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/association-of-chief-police-officers-virus\/#more-4617\" aria-label=\"Read more about Remove Association of Chief Police Officers virus (Removal Guide)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2727,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ransomware","category-scam-reports","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}