On Dec 6, 2013, at 1:31 PM, smac0031 <m.smurph...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was surfing the web last week and my browser locked up and this popup > appeared. These clowns wanted $300. > > Earlier that day I had seen a Tekzilla that mentioned something about > Ransomware. According to what Tekzilla described this is where a program gets > installed on your machine where everything gets password encrypted and the > perpetrators won't unencrypt your system without you forking over $300. > > I went to force quit and quit TenFourFox. Then I shut down my machine and > unplugged my router from the cable modem. I then powered up my machine and > backed up my document folder and then I reconnected to my cable modem and > changed some passwords.
If you do not click on anything, and force quit your browser the moment the stupid thing appears, you’re ok. There ARE Mac versions of these out there, I ran into one a couple years ago. So long as you’re aware that you can’t get infected with this stuff via a web browser unless you interact with the web page they’re fun to play with. I was able to make them think my system was, variously, a Mac, a PC and IIRC a linux system by changing the web browser agent string via Safari’s Developer menu. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
