“Help! Just now I encountered a strange problem that my computer was locked by Ministry of Public Safety Canada without any warning. I saw a full-screen notification which tells that my computer is locked because of some of my illegal acts. When I read on, I was told that I have to pay a fine of CAD $100 for my illegal acts, if I want my computer to be unlocked. I don’t know what to do. Can anyone help me out?” Hey, you should not trust what the notification says. It is not really from Ministry of Public Safety Canada. In fact, this is a scam performed by a virus and here we call it Ministry of Public Safety Canada Virus . This is a dangerous virus (also called ransomware due to its payloads) that attempts to extort money from the gullible PC users by using misleading tactics. After it targets your computer, it will suddenly lock your computer, blocking your access to the desktop, task manager as well as the internet. Then it will display a full screen message that demands a fine of o...