AP Manager is a variant of the I-Q Manager ransomware program. This version has the Trojan masquerading as a download manager for copyrighted games, movies, and music. If you visit certain sites that are affiliated with this malware and attempt to download copyrighted media, it will be added to the AP Manager download list and it will pretend to download the file to your computer. When downloading, The AP Manager will show information such as how much time is left, the speed of the download, the amount of KB transferred etc, but in reality this information is all fake as nothing is actually being downloaded to your computer.























Once the file has supposedly been downloaded, a new window will appear with a title of Copyright Violation Alert. This window will pretend to be the I-Q Manager Antipiracy foundation scanner created by icpp-online.com, which is a fake law firm that states it represents different copyright associations. This window will state that copyrighted material has been detected on your computer and that you need to pay a fine of around $54 dollars, which is much lower than their previous ransom of $400 dollars. If you choose not to pay the fine then the software will issue a scare alert stating that the authorities have been notified and that your case will be handled in a court. It will then once again ask if you wish to pay the fine or continue with going to court. If you decide to pay the random, the program will be terminated and uninstalled from your computer. The text of this Copyright Violation Alert is:

Copyright violation alert Copyright violation: copyrighted content detected

Windows has detected that you are using content that was downloaded in violation of the copyright of its respective owners. Please read the following bulletin and try solving the problem in one of the recommended ways. What has happened?

During the system scan Antipiracy Foundation scanner has detected copyright issues. Please take a look at the list and choose an action: pass the case to a court or settle it in pre-trail order by paying a fine. How could it happen?

You may have using file-sharing clients, torrents or downloaded the content in question straight from the website. In any of the cases you have violated the copyright of respective owners. In most countries this kind of action is prosecuted and serious penalties are imposed. Maxmimum penalties can be five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines. Choose an action: If you are sure that you can't have download the content to your PC or there was nothing you could do to avoid it, press "Pass the case to court" button and pass the case to court If these files belong to you, but you would rather avoid all the expenses associated with settling the issue in court, you can settle your case in pre-trial order by pressing "Solve..." button.

While AP Manager is running you will also occasionally see a scare alert stating that copyrighted material has been found. The text of this alert is:

Warning!

This computer is being used for illegal activity associated with copyright violation. Records about this computer's owner are about to be sent to court. If you saw this message by accident, please report any information about a possible owner of this comp.

As said previously, all of these alerts are just an attempt by the malware writers to scare you into paying the fine/ransom. As all of these messages are fake, they should be ignored.

As you can see, the AP Manager Trojan was created to scare you into paying money for so-called copyright violations. These violations are actually not real and you should definitely not pay the fine that this malware tries to ransom. If you have already paid the ransom, then please contact your credit card provider and dispute the charges as this program is a scam. To remove this infection and any related malware, please use the removal guide below.