What Is Department of Justice Virus?
Department of Justice warning screen is another active variant of FBI Greendot MoneyPak virus which mainly blames on child pornography viewing and distribution. This malware hijacks the infected PC with the scary notification, locks the system utterly and then asks for a ransom amount to be paid to unlock it. This Winlocker completely hijacks desktop completely with threatening notification, locks the system utterly and ask for a fine of $200 to be paid within 72 hours to unblock the system which is spotted by Department of Justice due to the violation of federal laws with illegal activities, child porn to be specific.Hackers elaborated this scam specially for the purposes of attacking average Windows (Win 7/Xp/Vista) computers in United States of America and cheating money out of less experienced users. Loads of faulty information will be presented in the text of the locker and Department of Justice warning ''Your computer has been locked'' pop ups on each restart. It even trots the official seal of Department of Justice and email address fine@fbi.gov out to make the scam more authentic.You are then requested to pay $200 through GreenDot MoneyPak payment system by indicating the voucher or PIN code in the respective section on this ransom page to unblock the system.
Additionally, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, United States Department of Justice is the earlier version which practices similar fraud in the name of Department of Justice. Considering that the fake warning windows is triggered by tricky and stealthy Trojan, you should immediately realize that a payment would not save your computer ultimately and ignoring the bogus notification is utmost important when it comes to fake Department of Justice warning removal.
