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Old 12-10-2012, 11:54 AM   #1
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FBI virus

Was surfing the forum on my work PC and the screen locked, a fake FBI warning popped up. Google shows its a scam. Only site I was on at the time was TST.

Was able to clean it using MS Forefront 2010. Set to run a full PC scan daily during lunch so I know it happened today and from this site.

Anyone else have this happen?

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Old 12-10-2012, 12:27 PM   #2
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This is the only site I get viruses from. It's been probably 2 years tho.
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Old 12-10-2012, 03:06 PM   #3
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I haven't had anything like this happen to me. What browser are you using, Jay?
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Old 12-10-2012, 03:22 PM   #4
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Old 12-10-2012, 05:49 PM   #5
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I remember like 2 years ago, the site was trying to install malware, and nobody with certain preventative software could do anything for like 2 weeks.
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Old 12-11-2012, 05:42 PM   #6
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I remember my first time using a computer. I used Internet Explorer as well, lots of porn,readily available as today though, did what I could.

But seriously, negative Batman. Most likely your computer and you provided minimal details.

Have you run any scanners on it? Malwarebytes? Spybot?
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Old 12-11-2012, 11:09 PM   #7
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Old 12-26-2012, 10:42 AM   #8
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lol that happened to a buddy of mine's laptop. i had to go into safemode and install an antivirus and remove it for him.
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My dad had that one. When the computer started up it came up with a locked screen saying that the FBI locked his pc and he had to pay a fee to get a unlock code.
The fee could be paid at your local 7-11 store.
I didn't bother trying to remove it.
I just backed up his files and reinstalled Windows.
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My dad had that one. When the computer started up it came up with a locked screen saying that the FBI locked his pc and he had to pay a fee to get a unlock code.
The fee could be paid at your local 7-11 store.
I didn't bother trying to remove it.
I just backed up his files and reinstalled Windows.
The smartest thing you can do for a virus. I have not had a virus on any of my many computers for a long time... But if I even think there is a threat on my computer I just re-image.
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The smartest thing you can do for a virus. I have not had a virus on any of my many computers for a long time... But if I even think there is a threat on my computer I just re-image.
Yea it's not work screwing around with them. I have a USB adapter for any hard drives. So i just pull the drive and copy the personal data.
Then reimage.
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Anyone else have this happen?
Just got the same virus on my laptop this week. Unfortunately I'm not sure if I picked it up from TST or another website. Ended up having to manually remove it....what a pain in the ass.
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I store all my personal data on redundant arrays and cloud storage, installed programs on a dedicated drive and the OS on another dedicated drive. This way I only have to wipe 1 or 2 drives and scan the raw data for threats. I also make a clonezilla backup of my OS drive this way the re-image only takes a short time rather than completing a long install process. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Also, I only use MSE and occasionally scan with spybot, malwarebytes and a couple others. Anything more is overkill.... Careful browsing and clicking is the first line of defense.
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i had this on my laptop, my buddy restored it to a few days or week before i got it and been good since
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