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Polizja Biuro Służby Kryminalnej Virus

Also Known As: Biuro Służby Kryminalnej Ransomware
Damage level: Severe

What is Policja (Polizja) Biuro Służby Kryminalnej?

The Polizja. Biuro Służby Kryminalnej message, "UWAGA! Pański osobisty komputer został zablokowany ze wzslędów bezpieczeństwa z wskazanych niżej przyczyn", blocks computer screens and demands payment of a 500 PLN fine for alleged law violations (including watching child pornography, distributing copyrighted content, etc.) This is a scam.

The message is not sent by legitimate authorities from Poland; it is created by cyber criminals in the hope that unsuspecting PC users will fall for their trickery and pay the bogus fine. Paying the 500 PLN fine using Ukash or PaySafeCard is equivalent to sending your money to cyber criminals.

PC users should be aware that no authorities, internationally, use screen-blocking messages to collect fines for any law violations - this is a well-known scam created by cyber criminals.

Polizja. Biuro Służby Kryminalnej Wydział Wsparcia Zwalczania Cyberprzestępczości ransomware virus

This ransomware virus originates from a family called Urausy and targets PC users predominantly from Poland. Other ransomware from this family, however, exploits the names of various authorities internationally, targeting PC users from the USA, UK, France, etc.

Cyber criminals exploit the names of the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes D'information, Mandiant U.S.A Cyber Security, and many others. Ransomware localization is possible, since these security threats are capable of determining the IP addresses of computers targeted for infiltration.

Thus, they present users with the deceptive messages translated into their language and exploiting the names of local authorities.

Note that Polizja Biuro Służby Kryminalnej is a legitimate authority from Poland and not related to this scam. This message, demanding payment of the 500 PLN fine to unblock your computer, is a scam - do not pay the fine. The correct way to deal with this message is to eliminate it from your computer.

Update 2015/02/05 - Cyber criminals have updated the design of Polizja. Biuro Służby Kryminalnej ransomware virus:

poland Biuro Służby Kryminalnej ransomware virus reveton 2015

Ransomware viruses from the Urausy family are distributed by cyber criminals who use 'exploit kits' to infect users' operating systems. Common sources of these security infections are malicious (hacked) websites, infected email messages (attachments), and drive-by downloads.

To prevent ransomware viruses from entering your system when surfing the Internet, use legitimate antivirus and anti-spyware programs.

Moreover, since exploit kits depend on out-dated software to infiltrate systems, Internet users should keep their operating system and installed software up-to-date. If your computer screen is already blocked by "Polizja. Biuro Służby Kryminalnej" ransomware, use the removal guide provided to eliminate this scam from your PC.

A fake message presented by the Polizja Biuro Służby Kryminalnej virus:

Polizja. Biuro Służby Kryminalnej Wydział Wsparcia Zwalczania Cyberprzestępczości.
UWAGA! Pański osobisty komputer został zablokowany ze wzslędów bezpieczeństwa z wskazanych niżej przyczyn. Pan/Pani jest oskarżony/a w przeglądzie/przechowywaniu i/albo rozpowszechnieniu materiałów pornograficznych zabronionej treści (Pornografia dziecięca/Zoofilia/Zgwałcenie i tak dalej). Pan/Pani porusz-O/a Światową Deklarację po walce z rozpowszechnieniem pornografii dziecięcej i jest oskarżony/a w dokonaniu przestępstwa, przewidzianego Artykułem 161 Kodeksu Kryminalnego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.
Artykuł 161 Kodeksu Kryminalnego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej przewiduje w jakości ukarania pozbawienie wolności w terminie od 5 do 11 lat.
Również Pan/Pani jest podejrzewany/a w naruszeniu "Ustawy o prawach autorskich i stycznych (ściąganie pirackiej muzyki, wideo, oprogramowania nielicencyjnego) i użyciu i/albo rozpowszechnieniu kontentu, obronionego prawem autorskim. W ten sposób jest Pan/Pani podejrzewany/a w naruszeniu Artykułu 148 Kodeksu Kryminalnego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.
Artykuł 148 Kodeksu Kryminalnego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w jakości ukarania przewiduje grzywnę w wymiarze od 150 do 550 bazowych wielkości lub pozbawienie wohości w terminie od 3 do 7 lat.
Z Pańskiego komputera osobistego został zrealizowany dostęp niesankcjonowany do zamkniętej dla publicznego dostępu informacji i informacji ważności państwowej w sieci Internet.
Dostęp niesankcjonowany mógł/mogła Pan/Pani zorganizować naumyślnie z motywów korzystnych lub dostęp niesankcjonowany mógł stać się bez Pańskiej wiedzy i zgody, ponieważ Pański komputer osobisty może być zarażony programami szkodliwymi. W ten sposób jest Pan/Pani podejrzewany/a, do przeprowadzenia śledztwa, w nieumyślnym naruszeniu Artykułu 215 Kodeksu Kryminalnego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej ("Ustawa o niedbałym i nonszalanckim użyciu środków techniki obliczeniowej/komputera osobisteeo").

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Quick menu:

Polizja Biuro Służby Kryminalnej virus removal:

Step 1

Windows XP and Windows 7 users: Start your computer in Safe Mode. Click Start, click Shut Down, click Restart, click OK. During your computer starting process press the F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until you see the Windows Advanced Option menu, then select Safe Mode with Networking from the list.

Safe Mode with Networking

Video showing how to start Windows 7 in "Safe Mode with Networking":

Windows 8 users: Go to the Windows 8 Start Screen, type Advanced, in the search results select Settings. Click on Advanced Startup options, in the opened "General PC Settings" window select Advanced Startup. Click on the "Restart now" button. Your computer will now restart into "Advanced Startup options menu".

Click on the "Troubleshoot" button, then click on "Advanced options" button. In the advanced option screen click on "Startup settings". Click on the "Restart" button. Your PC will restart into the Startup Settings screen. Press "5" to boot in Safe Mode with Networking.

Windows 8 Safe Mode with networking

Video showing how to start Windows 8 in "Safe Mode with Networking":

Step 2

Log in to the account infected with the Polizja Biuro Służby Kryminalnej virus. Start your Internet browser and download a legitimate anti-spyware program. Update the anti-spyware software and start a full system scan. Remove all entries detected.


If you cannot start your computer in Safe Mode with Networking, try performing a System Restore.

Video showing how to remove a ransomware virus using "Safe Mode with Command Prompt" and "System Restore":

1. During your computer starting process, press the F8 key on your keyboard multiple times until the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, and then select Safe Mode with Command Prompt from the list and press ENTER.

Boot your computer in Safe Mode with Command Prompt

2. When Command Prompt Mode loads, enter the following line: cd restore and press ENTER.

system restore using command prompt type cd restore

3. Next, type this line: rstrui.exe and press ENTER.

system restore using command prompt rstrui.exe

4. In the opened window click "Next".

restore system files and settings

5. Select one of the available Restore Points and click "Next" (this will restore your computer system to an earlier time and date, prior to the Polizja Biuro Służby Kryminalnej ransomware infiltrating your PC).

select a restore point

6. In the opened window click "Yes".

run system restore

7. After restoring your computer to a previous date, download and scan your PC with recommended malware removal software to eliminate any remnants of the Polizja Biuro Służby Kryminalnej virus.

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