I had ICE Cyber Crimes Center virus on my iPhone 6 and I need help in removing it. Yesterday I was browsing online as usual and suddenly a page came up and said my phone has been blocked for possession of child pornography, zoophilia and something similar. I got really freaked out although I have never done anything like that. The page displayed my IP address and city and asked me to pay $500 in order to get it unlocked. It frozen my screen and didn’t allow me to do access Internet anymore. I tried to exit the page and powered off the phone a million times but it was still there. Do I really need to pay $500? I don’t have that kind of money and I really need my phone. I searched online and found many people had the same problem on a computer or an android device. But I am using an iPhone. How do I fix the issue?
ICE Cyber Crimes Center Virus is categorized as Ransomware that has many variants designed to attack users located in different countries. The virus can target Windows users, Android users and Apple users now. It rapidly spreads over the Internet and has infected thousands of devices at an alarming rate. Today we are talking about the ICE Cyber Crimes Center on Mac OS X. In the fast, we used to believe that Mac OS X is very safe and it is immune to any viruses and malware. Unfortunately, hackers has turned their eyes to the Apple market and they use malicious JavaScript in an attempt to hijack web browser like Chrome and Safari and then fool users into paying a fine via prepaid card such as Moneypak, Moneygram or even Paypal. Once your iPhone or iPad is infected, you will not be able to access Internet anymore. The fake Cyber Crimes Center malware locks down the browser immediately and it won’t give you any other options to exit or minimize its page except for inputting a code. The page usually blames victims for being involved in illegal activities including downloading copyrighted material and viewing pornography and then it demands a fine of $300 or $500 within 48 hours in order to unlock the browser. It also says you have to buy a prepaid card and put enough money in there, then you will get the code which help unlock the browser and avoid all the violations. Furthermore, it scares users and says if a fine is not paid in time, you will go jail and all your illegal activities will be sent to your contacts. At first glance, the message looks so real so a large number of victims will be tricked into this scam and rush to pay for the fine. However, one must realize that this is just another scam like FBI Virus designed by cyber criminals in order to scare innocent users and rip them off. It has nothing to do with any legitimate authorities. Also you have to know that paying $300 or $500 fine will not remove ICE Cyber Crimes Center virus from your iPhone or iPad at all. You will only find that your device is still blocked even you have paid the Greendot Moneypak voucher and entered the unlock code. At that moment, it will be too late to get your money back.
ICE Cyber Crimes Center virus usually gets into Apple devices by clicking malicious pop-up ads or visiting high-risk websites. Once it is in, it uses web cam control to make users panic and make them to pay for the ransom wrongly. It even takes a photo of the phone user and displays jail time in case the fine is not paid in time. The virus mainly works by stopping somebody from accessing Internet. It takes control of user’s web browser and displays ransomware page instead for asking a ransom:
“While I was browsing the Internet on my iPad, a page saying ICE Cyber Crimes Center popped up with no way to close it. The window was labelled ‘ICE’ and said I was in violation of watching porn or something. It listed fines and penalties for each and directed me to pay $500 via a MoneyPak thing. It is really freaking me out! In the address bar, I see the URL is with fbi.gov at the top. It looks real. I tried to exit the page but it won’t let me do that. I restarted my phone again and again, the page was still there and won’t go away. I downloaded anti-malware app to get rid of it, but it didn’t help at all. I’m really scared and I really need a solution fast! Please help!”
As mentioned above, paying that fine may look like the only solution to get the phone working fine again. Unfortunately, many people take this scam for granted and pay the fine but eventually nothing changes after money is transferred. The domain that freezes your Internet browser is not really from FBI, NSA or ICE, it is just a trick used by cyber criminals. iPhone or iPad users are increasing that Apple devices are used by tens of thousands of users around the world, those cyber criminals won’t miss this wonderful chance to create malware in order to reach their evil goals. Their purpose is simple, just scamming as much as money from those inexperienced users. Although ICE Cyber Crimes Center Virus won’t really delete your data and damage your system, you still need to have it removed as soon as possible or you may experience more troubles on the phone and even face to money loss and identify theft issues.
We used to think that Apple iOS gadgets were pretty immune to viruses and malware. Sadly, over the past year hackers have turned their attention to our mobile gear. Usually, the installation of ICE Cyber Crimes Center Virus can be completed in a short time and then it pops up immediately to lock your iphone or ipad without signs if you visit a phishing site, open a junk e-mail attachment, click on an unknown link or download an application from an unsafe source. You will be easily get infected by this virus after you jailbreak your device.
It will take control of your mobile phone rapidly once it is downloaded.
It will pretend itself as a legit warning and then ask for a ransom.
It will not allow you to change your phone settings or open Apple Store to download antivirus program.
It will not let you close Safari or Chrome except for inputting the demand Greendot Moneypak code.
1. “ICE Cyber Crimes Center” scam can attack smartphones running with Android or Mac OS X system.
2. Don’t pay for anything or provide your personal information to this hoax, it won’t help lock out of the fake ICE virus warning but just waste your money.
3. Currently antivirus app is not able to detect or remove this malware, and there is not an app can prevent the virus from attacking the mobile device again.
ICE Cyber Crimes Center virus acts like a hijacker when it is running on Apple system that can block user’s Internet access and prevent them from going online properly. Unfortunately no anti-malware apps can delete this malware so far and the virus won’t go away unless you have removed all its components step by step. Even in some cases it may disappear itself for a while to let you get Internet access back, but your device is still unsafe. It is still a threat for your privacy. To completely get this off iPhone or iPad, you can contact YooCare PC experts 24/7 online for help right now.
Published by on June 28, 2015 9:29 am, last updated on September 8, 2015 12:43 am
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