ransom ware worm
Hi all, Worth a read. Hope none of us have it. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/13/wannacrypt_ransomware_worm/
Forum Discussion
Two comments.. First: Alternative Operating systems less suspitable to hackers (If they don;t know what you are running.....) I had several back in the old days trying to hack into my computer... But their hacks simply did not work on my OS.
2: There are two kinds of "Ransomware" I am aware of.. ONE gets itself into your system and .. Well.. Makes you wish you'd backed it up yesterday. But the far more common one is the page that INSTALLS that type of ransomware.... Example
Warning... Your computer is infected with 5 Viruses. Click the link below (NOTE I am not poroviding a clickable link) to remove.
So you clik on Clean my computer . ha ha and ...
It installs 5 viruses on your computer
Now you need to call 800 You Sucker and give them your credit card or debit card.. Then they vacuum your bank account for you.
The problem is the Web page. which in and of itself is harmless, disables all the normaly "Exit this page" methods..
What works.. Well I'v e had rather good luck doing a hard power down of the computer and turn it back on... In the old days I'd have taken note of the URL of the ransom page and entered it in a special file on the c omnputer but Microsoft is afraid I might actually USE that file (I DID) so now I can't figure out how to edit it.
(Hosts You put the URL of the Ransom page followed by 127.0.0.1 (or preceedee by it, I forget) and when next you get sent there 404 Rip off artists not found).
2: There are two kinds of "Ransomware" I am aware of.. ONE gets itself into your system and .. Well.. Makes you wish you'd backed it up yesterday. But the far more common one is the page that INSTALLS that type of ransomware.... Example
Warning... Your computer is infected with 5 Viruses. Click the link below (NOTE I am not poroviding a clickable link) to remove.
So you clik on Clean my computer . ha ha and ...
It installs 5 viruses on your computer
Now you need to call 800 You Sucker and give them your credit card or debit card.. Then they vacuum your bank account for you.
The problem is the Web page. which in and of itself is harmless, disables all the normaly "Exit this page" methods..
What works.. Well I'v e had rather good luck doing a hard power down of the computer and turn it back on... In the old days I'd have taken note of the URL of the ransom page and entered it in a special file on the c omnputer but Microsoft is afraid I might actually USE that file (I DID) so now I can't figure out how to edit it.
(Hosts You put the URL of the Ransom page followed by 127.0.0.1 (or preceedee by it, I forget) and when next you get sent there 404 Rip off artists not found).
