The ‘Division De Lutte Contre La Cybercriminalite’ Ransomware is one of the newer versions of Police Trojans that block access to the affected system and display a fake Police warning demanding a fine for committing several cyber crimes. The ‘Division De Lutte Contre La Cybercriminalite’ Ransomware has been identified by malware researchers as one of the clones in a lengthy series of Police-themed ransomware variants that have been marauding unwary Internet users for many months now. As usual, the best advice from experts is to eliminate the ‘Division De Lutte Contre La Cybercriminalite’ Ransomware as soon as possible by using the standard malware removal techniques explained later in the post.
Same Script Different Cast
The case of the ‘Division De Lutte Contre La Cybercriminalite’ Ransomware is a very familiar one. This clone belongs to a family of ransomware comprising hundreds of clones with country-specific targets. In this case, the ‘Division De Lutte Contre La Cybercriminalite’ Ransomware targets Internet users in France, bombarding victims with dubious Police alerts about having spotted illegal activities on the affected PC, and that a fine must be paid before access to the computer is restored. The message claims that the blocking program has been authorized by the National Police of France to identify and block any computers found in violation of cyber laws, but all this trickery is a bit too old as it has been recycled by hundreds of ransomware clones such as the ‘National Crime Prevention Unit’ Ransomware, the FBI ‘Your Browser Has Been Blocked’ Ransomware, the West Mercia Police Ukash Virus, among others. Certainly, the wise thing to do is to ignore the claims but take action to disinfect your computer.
Like similar clones, this variant is distributed by one of the various Police Trojans. The Trojan carries scripts that detect IP addresses of potential targets and localize the message to be exhibited on the screen of the affected computer. The scripts also enhance the displayed screen message with graphics and several pictures, including local police logos. Although you can remove this infection using anti-malware software, security experts recommend using preventive methods to keep out malware such as the ‘Division De Lutte Contre La Cybercriminalite’ Ransomware. Cyber criminals are mainly using drive-by downloads on malicious websites to distribute ransomware. These exploits take advantage of weak security on target computers (such as security holes in browser software and third-party software) to add a harmful code into those systems.
How to Eliminate the ‘Division De Lutte Contre La Cybercriminalite’ Ransomware
Since most ransomware infections make use of a registry exploit to spring into action every time the affected system is booted, you first need to disable the infection before you reconnect the computer to the Internet to download anti-malware software. To do this, you should restart the system in Safe Mode. If the infection is still active, use a different bootable device to restart the system. This is the safest way to avoid registry exploits that launch the malware at bootup. After you’ve successfully restarted the system with the infection disabled, connect to the Internet and download anti-malware software. Perform a full system scan to eliminate the ‘Division De Lutte Contre La Cybercriminalite’ Ransomware and associated malignant files.
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Why should you remove Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus?
If Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or
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loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus removal
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How can you manually remove Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus
Manual removal of Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus may not be for everyone. Each
manual Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related
files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your
system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus removal process.
Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus can be removed manually by following the steps below.
With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the
Control Panel.
Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
Locate Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus in the list of programs. If you find it, select
it and remove it. If you cannot find Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus, you can continue to step 5.
Restart your computer.
Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in
regedit, and click OK.
Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this,
then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.
You may need to return to this removal process for removing Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus.
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Delete all of the following files that are associated with Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus from
your computer.
If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read
how to find and search for files and folders here.
If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated
with Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may
allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can
read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.
Image 2. Select "Safe Mode with Networking"
After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories
associated with Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus by going to the
C:\ProgramFiles\Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus folder, select it, and delete it.
In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the
next step.
Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at
this point. You should have removed Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus completely from your computer.
If you find that Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps
again or go to the automatic Division de Lutte Contre la Cybercriminalite Virus removal process.