{"id":5470,"date":"2012-12-05T05:42:24","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T05:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=5470"},"modified":"2013-12-20T15:54:03","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T15:54:03","slug":"police-ukash-virus-hitmanpro-kickstart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/police-ukash-virus-hitmanpro-kickstart\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Police Lockscreen virus with HitmanPro Kickstart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your computer is infected with a Police Ukash Virus, your machine will be blocked by a \u00a0<strong>bogus notification<\/strong>, that pretends to be from a local law enforcement agency\u00a0and 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>Police Ukash Ransom virus will lock you out of your computer and applications<\/strong>, so whenever you\u2019ll try to log on into your Windows operating system, it will display instead a lock screen asking you to pay 100 Euro \u00a0in the form of a Ukash or PaySafeCard code.<br \/>\nFurthermore, to make its alert seem more authentic,\u00a0<strong>this virus also has the ability to access your installed webcam<\/strong>\u00a0,so that the bogus Police virus notification shows what is happening in the room.<br \/>\nBelow you can see some types of lock screens which the Police Ukash Virus will generate, please note that are just examples and cyber criminals are always updating the graphics so it might not match with your bogus notification however it&#8217;s good to know that <strong>your local law enforcement agency will NEVER lock down your computer<\/strong> so if you see one, then you are infected with this virus.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/federal-department-of-justice-and-police+-virus.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5209\" title=\"Federal Department of Justice and Police virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/federal-department-of-justice-and-police+-virus-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"Federal Department of Justice and Police Ukash virus\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/federal-department-of-justice-and-police+-virus-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/federal-department-of-justice-and-police+-virus.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FBI-Virus.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5029\" title=\"FBI virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FBI-Virus-300x218.png\" alt=\"FBI MoneyPak Ransom\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FBI-Virus-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FBI-Virus.png 643w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Metropolitan-Police-Virus-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4613\" title=\"Metropolitan Police bogus notification\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Metropolitan-Police-Virus-3-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"Metropolitan Police Ransomware\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Metropolitan-Police-Virus-3-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Metropolitan-Police-Virus-3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gvu-ukash-virus.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4852\" title=\"GVU Ukash Virus\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gvu-ukash-virus-300x223.png\" alt=\"GVU virus\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gvu-ukash-virus-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gvu-ukash-virus.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p><div id=\"mwtad1144787558\" 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<div id=\"mwtad3299577723\" 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>Police Ukash Virus &#8211; Removal Instructions<\/h2>\n<p>HitmanPro has recently updated their program and now we can easily fight ransomware using Kickstart to bypass this infection and access a computer to scan for malware.<\/p>\n<h3>STEP 1: Create a HitmanPro.Kickstart USB flash drive<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>While you are using a &#8220;clean&#8221; (non-infected) computer, <strong>download HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverbridge.com\/747\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.surfright.com%2fhitmanpro\" 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>Insert your USB flash drive into your computer and then follow the instructions from the below video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aBS902Qr0oc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>STEP 2: Remove Police Ukash virus with HitmanPro.Kickstart<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>After you have create the HitmanPro.Kickstart USB flash drive, you can <strong>insert this USB drive into the infected machine<\/strong> and start your computer<\/li>\n<li>Once the computer starts <strong>repeatedly tap the F11 key\u00a0<\/strong>(on some machines its <em>F10<\/em> or <em>F2<\/em>),which should bring up the Boot Menu, from there you can select to boot from your USB.<br \/>\nNext,you&#8217;ll need to <strong>perform a system scan with HitmanPro<\/strong> as see in the below video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lUNHidkYsDQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 3: Scan your computer for malware<\/h3>\n<p>Because there might be some left over malicious files on your system,we strongly recommend that you perform a system scan with the following on-demand scanners.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1181071142\" 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<h4>Run a computer scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware FREE<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware from the below link.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-malwarebytes\" rel=\"nofollow\" 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 full scan<\/strong> and then click on the <strong>Scan<\/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 Police Ukash virus malicious files as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for \" 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.<br \/>\n<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 than 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<\/ol>\n<h4>Run a computer scanwith Emsisoft Emergency Kit<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download Emsisoft Emergency Kit<\/strong> from the below link,then <strong>extract it<\/strong> to a folder in a convenient location.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.emsisoft.com\/34\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.emsisoft.com%2fen%2fsoftware%2feek%2f&amp;product=2414\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>EMSISOFT EMERGENCY KIT DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>((This link will open a new web page from where you can download Emsisoft Emergency Kit)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Open the Emsisoft Emergency Kit folder and double click <strong>EmergencyKitScanner.bat<\/strong>, then allow this program to update itself.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5180\" title=\"Double click on EmergencyKitScanner.bat to start EEK\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-bat.jpg\" alt=\"EmergencyKitScanner.bat file\" width=\"767\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-bat.jpg 767w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-bat-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After the Emsisoft Emergency Kit has update has completed,click on the <strong>Menu<\/strong> tab,then select <strong>Scan PC<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5183\" title=\"Scan tab on Emsisoft Emergency Kit\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-scan-pc.jpg\" alt=\"Emsisoft Emergency Kit scan tab\" width=\"520\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-scan-pc.jpg 520w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-scan-pc-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Smart scan<\/strong> and click on the <strong>SCAN<\/strong> button to search for Police Ukash virus malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5184\" title=\"Select Smart Scan and start a scan with EEK\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-start-scan.jpg\" alt=\"Emsisoft Emergency Kit smart scan\" width=\"520\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-start-scan.jpg 520w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-start-scan-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the scan will be completed,you will be presented with a screen reporting which malicious files has Emsisoft detected on your computer, and you&#8217;ll need to click on\u00a0<strong>Quarantine selected objects<\/strong> to remove them.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5181\" title=\"Quarantine the malicious files\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-remove-malware.jpg\" alt=\"Emsisoft Emergency Kit removing malware\" width=\"520\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-remove-malware.jpg 520w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/emsisoft-emergency-kit-remove-malware-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove any Police Ukash virus from your machine, please start a new thread in our <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a> forum.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your computer is infected with a Police Ukash Virus, your machine will be blocked by a \u00a0bogus notification, that pretends to be from a local law enforcement agency\u00a0and states that your computer has been &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Remove Police Lockscreen virus with HitmanPro Kickstart\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/police-ukash-virus-hitmanpro-kickstart\/#more-5470\" aria-label=\"Read more about Remove Police Lockscreen 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