Koda virus description
Koda virus is a ransomware which attacks Danish users. The parasite gains to trick users into thinking they need to pay a fine through Ukash or MoneyPak for supposedly illegally downloading pirated music on your computer. This is a scam and should be ignored.
Even if Koda Virus ransom message may be displayed in a Danish language but has been known to affect systems in countries all around the world including the USA. Here’s the fake message in both languages:
Danish version:
Der er fundet musik, som er ulovligt downloadet (piratkopieret), på din computer.
Ved at downloade musikken er den blevet reproduceret, hvilket er en kriminel handling i henhold til Afsnit 106 i Loven om ophavsret.
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Du kan identificeres ved, at din IP-adresse og det tilhørende værtsnavn analyseres.
English version:
There’ is found music that was illegally downloaded (pirated) on your computer.
By downloading the music, it has been reproduced, which is a criminal offense under Section 106 of the Copyright law.
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You can be identified by your IP address and the corresponding host name analyzed.
This is a fraud and you don’t need to pay anything it says. Just ignore all messages Koda virus displays and get rid of it immediately. Use reputable virus scanner and remove Koda virus indefinitely.
Manual Koda virus Removal
Koda virus registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Koda virus"
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