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Was This Ransomware?
Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:37 pm
by Turkeytop
Last night my computer froze up. A message came on the screen saying "Your computer has been locked. Contact us immediately for technical assistance."
I couldn't navigate away from that screen. I had no access to the start menu to shut down the computer.
I pressed and held the power switch and did a hard shutdown. I turned off my WiFi and restarted the computer. It came back up OK. Then I turned the WiFi back on and it seems OK now.
Re: Was This Ransomware?
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2023 1:28 am
by ZenithCKLW
Not likely ransomware. Likely a browser hijack from an infected website or a bad popup. Alt+F4 it and it should go away without the drastic step of a hard shutdown like that.
Re: Was This Ransomware?
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2023 9:07 pm
by bmw
I get a call at least once a week on this. It amazes me Google hasn't yet figured out a way to block these kinds of hijacks. Bottom line, as long as you didn't call the phone number on the screen and let someone remote into your PC, you'll be fine.
Re: Was This Ransomware?
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2023 10:42 pm
by Turkeytop
bmw wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2023 9:07 pm
I get a call at least once a week on this. It amazes me Google hasn't yet figured out a way to block these kinds of hijacks. Bottom line, as long as you didn't call the phone number on the screen and let someone remote into your PC, you'll be fine.
Someone called me on the phone one day and told me they had detected a problem in my computer. He told me to go to my computer and they would walk me through it. I just laid down the phone and went on drinking my coffee,
Re: Was This Ransomware?
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:05 pm
by ZenithCKLW
Scam.
Re: Was This Ransomware?
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:35 pm
by Honeyman
Lay off the porn.
Re: Was This Ransomware?
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2023 12:07 am
by Round Six
Honeyman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:35 pm
Lay off the porn.
If he did that, he wouldn't of had to lay the phone down.
Re: Was This Ransomware?
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 9:03 pm
by Turkeytop
Round Six wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 12:07 am
Honeyman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:35 pm
Lay off the porn.
If he did that, he wouldn't of had to lay the phone down.
My phone is on the kitchen wall. It doesn't do porn.
Re: Was This Ransomware?
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2023 12:29 am
by Splouge
Turkeytop wrote: ↑Fri Jun 23, 2023 9:03 pm
Round Six wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 12:07 am
Honeyman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:35 pm
Lay off the porn.
If he did that, he wouldn't of had to lay the phone down.
My phone is on the kitchen wall. It doesn't do porn.
I didn't know 976 numbers still existed.