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05-25-2005, 07:45 PM #1Junior Guru
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anyone else heard?
i was woundering if anyone else heard about a new virus that locks up your computer and the only way to get it unlocked is if you pay $200 for a key to unlock it?
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05-25-2005, 07:50 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Trj.PGPCoder.A is the virus, and 200 u$s is the price hacker wanted to unlock computer files...
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05-25-2005, 07:51 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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Ya, its been discussed here already. I would run a search.
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05-25-2005, 07:51 PM #4Junior Guru
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thanks i didnt know the name of the virus
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05-25-2005, 07:53 PM #5Predatory Poster
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MMM format or new harddrive. I'd rather use the 200 dollars on a new video card if that ever happened to me.
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05-25-2005, 08:00 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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I never heard of this virus. How is the affected user suppose to pay the hacker? How do you get affected? No one has yet caught this hacker?
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05-25-2005, 08:01 PM #7Junior Guru
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if anyone has a link about this virus could you please share
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05-25-2005, 08:04 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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The virus lock and encrypt your hard drive ( all files ) , then the hacker request a payment to unlock the hard disk
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05-25-2005, 08:29 PM #9ex-Aussie
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Originally posted by webster13045
if anyone has a link about this virus could you please share
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/defau...virus_k=133901Former Webhost... now, just a guy.
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05-25-2005, 08:31 PM #10Junior Guru
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thanks for the link
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05-25-2005, 09:16 PM #11Retired Moderator
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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_i...6918720581B225 There is a news story in relation.
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05-25-2005, 10:58 PM #12Junior Guru Wannabe
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Thats nuts! I wonder how many people have actually paid that....