The ICEPOL Trojan has been one of those widespread malware which has been successfully installed approximately 267,786 times worldwide and 42,400 in the USA alone over a five month period. The malware threatened the user with accusations of illegal piracy or ‘porn-related activity’ and requires money for exemption from punishment that pretends to be from the ‘police’ The police estimated that more than $32,000 was stolen from the U.S. victims over the five-month period. Users are advised to keep their systems software and anti-virus solutions up-to-date.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2014/01/icepol-ransomware-servers-seized-by.html