Sunday, 9 February 2014

What is Luxembourg Police Ukash Virus and how to remove it?

What is Luxembourg Police Ukash Virus?

Luxembourg Police Ukash Virus is classified as a pesky Ransomware that mainly attacks PC users in Luxembourg. You turn on your computer only to find that your computer is locked and you are accused of violating the laws. And you are required to pay 100 Euros to unlock your computer. Obviously, it is a fraud because no legitimate government institution. Similar to the most notorious FBI Moneypak Virus, Luxembourg Police Ukash Virus is designed by cyber-criminals to scare PC users and rip off their money. It gets into your computer unexpectedly when you visit an unsafe website or when you download a program containing the virus.

Impacts of Luxembourg Police Ukash Virus

It can consume a large percent of your CPU and dramatically drag down the performance of your PC.
It can introduce other spywares which enable cyber criminals to track your privacy and steal moneys from your online account.
It can change important files and registry settings and make your computer end up with a mess and lead to computer crash.

Luxembourg Police Ukash Virus Removal Guide

When receiving such a ridiculous warning message, what you should do is ignore it and remove this virus as quickly as you can before it damages your system. Here is the guide to help you remove the virus.
Step 1. Restart your PC and press “F8” constantly before windows launches. Choose “Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then press Enter key.


Step 2. Show hidden files and folders, by taking the following steps:
Click the Start button>Control Panel>Appearance and Personalization>Folder Options> View.
Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, uncheck Hide protected operating system files and then click OK.

Step 3. Click Start> click Run >type regedit > click OK
Step 4. Search for all related registry entries infected by Luxembourg Police Ukash Virus and wipe them out:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings“CertificateRevocation” = ‘0′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\Dowload “CheckExeSignatures” = ‘ 0′
Step 5.Reboot the computer to normal mode when the above steps are done.

Pictures to Show How to Safely Delete Windows Registry Values:

The registry serves as the central database of the operating system and stores all the information that the computer needs to run, including the hardware information of the computer and the user information. It also contains all reference data about programs installed on the system and even the slightest deviation from the removal tutorial may cause irreparable system instability. Therefore, you need to be very careful when you use registry. Here are the pictures to help you use the Windows Registry Editor:
Step1. Click on Start menu > Run.

Step 2. Type regedit, press OK to open your registry.

Step 3. Find out the target value.

Step 4. Right-click on the target value and choose Delete.

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