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Virus attached to searches on SEPST
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Virus attached to searches on SEPST
Just today - 3/3/15, I was researching ( or trying to) when I clicked on a link from our forum that went thru Google. Thru that link I ended up with what's called ransom-ware. A very nasty worm or whatever. It'll lock up your computer tighter then ..... (enter your finest cliché). Anyhow, I was lucky to have a good anti-virus program. So beware of good looking info on HD Tuners !
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I hate that one. Check this link (or look it up) and clear your Adobe Flash cache,, it's a place many viruses go through because it's a needed little thing for smoother running of the browser,
Don't worry you won't "loose" anything and ya might be suprised what ya find there.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/do...manager09.html
Good luck,
Don't worry you won't "loose" anything and ya might be suprised what ya find there.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/do...manager09.html
Good luck,
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Just today - 3/3/15, I was researching ( or trying to) when I clicked on a link from our forum that went thru Google. Thru that link I ended up with what's called ransom-ware. A very nasty worm or whatever. It'll lock up your computer tighter then ..... (enter your finest cliché). Anyhow, I was lucky to have a good BACK UP. So beware of good looking info on HD Tuners !
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That's why I use the IPad. Canceled the Norton on the laptop and only use it to plug up the PV and my Sena headset, and that's not very often.
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Just today - 3/3/15, I was researching ( or trying to) when I clicked on a link from our forum that went thru Google. Thru that link I ended up with what's called ransom-ware. A very nasty worm or whatever. It'll lock up your computer tighter then ..... (enter your finest cliché). Anyhow, I was lucky to have a good anti-virus program. So beware of good looking info on HD Tuners !
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Google cryptolocker and cryptowall. Just last week I was in a state government associated office that had 2 of the 3 computers (not including the server) infected. It encrypts your files with an algorithm that can only be un-encrypted with a key from the people that create the virus. They charge $500 per key and there's no guarantee that they'll actually send it to you. The only way to recover the files without getting the key is a reliable backup.
Well I was in this office on 2/18 and their last backup was a couple of days after the first of feb. Needless to say, they lost some files.
Well I was in this office on 2/18 and their last backup was a couple of days after the first of feb. Needless to say, they lost some files.