Saturday, March 8, 2014

How to Remove Police Department University of California Ransom Virus and Unlock Your PC



Your computer is locked by Police Department University of California remotely? And you are asked to pay for a ransom? Don’t be afraid. It is just a trap created by hackers for cheating your money. This post will show you how to get rid of Police Department University of California ransom virus and unlock your PC.

Police Department University of California Virus Description

Police Department University of California is categorized as a malicious ransom virus that has deceived many users in California. Generally speaking, this kind of virus is often dropped by Trojan horses. To avoid this vicious ransom virus, you need to update your antivirus program so that you can fight against potential threats.

Once your Windows is infected with Police Department University of California, it will be locked. And this ransom virus disguises itself as the police to send you a warning that you are suspected of accessing child porno websites and violating copyright content. If you don't pay a ransom of $200, you’ll be arrested. The statement is not real to you. The purpose of this virus is to scare you. Even if you make a payment, your computer will not be unlocked.


If your computer is affected by this ransom virus long, it will be disabled in future. This type of ransom virus can expose your system vulnerabilities, which can play havoc with your PC. Extra computer infections make use of this chance to break into the infected Windows to worsen computer performance badly. The worst situation is that Police Department University of California virus steals your confidential data.

To get back your computer, you should take steps to remove Police Department University of California ransom virus. However, you can do nothing on the locked computer. No worries, you can follow the manual guide below to eliminate this ransom virus step by step.

How to Manually Remove Police Department University of California Ransom Virus?


Step 1: Hit F8 key incessantly so that you can enter the Safe Mode with Networking before logging onto your computer.

Step 2: Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete at the same time to open Task Manager, then end the process of Police Department University of California ransom virus.

Step 3: Remove Police Department University of California ransom virus from Windows Start-up items. Click Start button and search for config, then select System Configuration. Remove Police Department University of California from your start-up items.

Step 4: Open Start Menu and then go to Control Panel. Then use the search bar to look for Folder Option. Check Show hidden files and folders and un-check Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) in the View tab of Folder Option window.

Step 5: Delete all files related to Police Department University of California ransom virus as below:

C:\Windows\System32\shxtea.dll   Bset.bat
%Appdata%\Local\Temp\.exe
%User%\User Name\Roaming\.exe
   
Step 6: Click Start button and search for “regedit” to open Registry Editor. Then remove registries of Police Department University of California ransom virus as below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpCmdRun.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\MpUXSrv.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "pcdfsvc" = "%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\[random].exe /min"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msseces.exe

Step 7: Reboot your computer