About this threat
YouTube Ransomware is a locker type of malware that will lock your screen. It’s not actual ransomware and will not encrypt your files so there is no need to worry. The purpose of this infection is not clear as it does not claim to have encrypted your files to get money, it merely states that you have violated the ‘YouTube law”. If you enter the password, you should be able to go back to normal computer use. You probably clicked on some weird link or downloaded something from illegal platforms. These are great ways for these kinds of threats to spread. You don’t need to worry about it seriously harming your computer. However, you must delete YouTube Ransomware as soon as possible. Continue reading