PC Locked by Ransomware - How to Remove Latvijas Policijas Virus -By George F Thomson

Latvijas Policijas virus description:

Latvijas Policijas virus is a dangerous and horrific ransomware that can lock the targeted computer for no reason. It is designed by cyber criminals to lurk into your compromised PC via exploiting system holes and other channels. Once installed, it will change your system settings and delete your important registry files. Terminate your several programs and block Internet access. Commonly, it will pretend to be the local government and then send you the bogus notification.

It claims that you have violated the law, such as visit prohibited and unauthorized websites, download adult-oriented and illegal materials and contents, etc. You are asked to pay a certain amount of fine within 48 to 72 hours in order to unlock your PC and restore your data. However, it is a total scam and they won't keep their promise. The only way is to find a surefire way to remove Latvijas Policijas virus promptly and fully from your PC.

How can you delete Latvijas Policijas virus manually from your compromised PC?

Follow the instructions to delete Latvijas Policijas virus as quickly as you can.

Step 1: If this ransomware blocks you into Safe Mode with Networking, you can try to start your computer into Safe Mode with Command Prompt by pressing F8 key many times. And then press Enter to proceed.

Step 2: Once the Command Prompt appears, type "explorer" and then hit Enter key to proceed.

Step 3: Then Windows Explorer will show up browse to:

Windows XP: C:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe and press Enter.
Windows Vista/7: C:\windows\system32\rstrui.exe and press Enter.

Step 4: You can go to Start menu and launch Run, and then type regedit into the Run box and click OK to open Registry Editor.

Step 5: In the registry editor window, you should navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Verson\Winlogon\

Step 6: In the right side of the window locate "Shell", right click on it. And then click on Modify.

Step 7: Find Shell in the right hand panel and then change its value into Explorer.exe by right clicking it if the value is different.

Step 8: Save the changes and then restart your PC normally.

Automatic removal:

In fact, it is not advised to get rid of Latvijas Policijas virus manually if you have difficulty in editing files and registry entries. Any mistake may result in irreparable PC damage. Why not use an automatic removal tool to remove this ransomware with a few clicks of the mouse. It can deeply scan your Windows PC, detect and remove the threat from roots. Keep in mind that you should keep it updated on a regular basis.

Note that you should take action to remove Latvijas Policijas virus completely as soon as possible.

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