sheff-utd Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 I'm afraid you did. im not the Bill payer at my house... and i was the only person home, and i did have a few drinks earlier that day... they caught me on a bad dayy i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff-utd Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 I wrote about this scam some weeks ago in the Star. But all I got was abusive posts. Now it is happening to a lot of people. It is a money making scam where they mess up your system and then offer to sell you the disc that will put it right. It does not. Yes reboot in safe mode and run a system check. As the Anti-virus companies are able to stop the current popular virus then the crooks create another. The anti-virus is like cops, they cannot do anything until a law is broken and they are told about it. And someone has to be among the first to get cheated and hurt before they know about it so they can try to nullify it. And those that are hackers a lot of the time do not see what they do as illegal or immoral, they see it as a challenge to their computer skills. And they never actually see their victims face-to-face to know the damage that they have done. Those few that are taken to court and face their victims always seem to say that they didn't realize how much harm they were doing by stealing someone's identity or their life savings. Too bad we cannot give them a taste of their own medicine by them going home and finding their residence trashed or have to spend time with their victims (who will be allowed to provide any punishment they desire). It is possible that their voice would go higher for a while from well aimed kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff-utd Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 It should reboot and get rid of the junk I believe. If it needs you to do anything it will prompt. found 2 more objects that are infected.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiBaz Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 So, have you got it sorted yet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheff-utd Posted June 4, 2011 Author Share Posted June 4, 2011 So, have you got it sorted yet ? i think i've just about got it sorted now.. Tony's been helping me out sending some links of programs i should download and run to help make sure my laptop is clean and has no harmful files.. thanks everyone for all the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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