So just because you've "never heard" of it means it doesn't exist?
Search for "moneypak virus" or "moneypak hoax"
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OS X Users Hit by Ransomware Websites Posing as FBI Notices
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So just because you've "never heard" of it means it doesn't exist?
Search for "moneypak virus" or "moneypak hoax"
While I 100% agree with you, how many Mac users even know how to Force Quit an application?
In the good old days (OS X Jaguar etc.) they at least used to give you a little printed instruction manual along with your installer DVD. I don't remember if the manual had a little rundown of common keystrokes like force quitting, but they at least had the opportunity to.
Today? How does one learn about little tricks like this? By Googling for them? How many people even know how to do that?
Note: if you're smart enough to be participating on this forum, then obviously you're not part of this group. But many, many, many Mac users, for better or for worse, have no idea...
Haha, this is nothing compared to the Windows version. I work for an IT company that does work on-site at each client's house versus having a central office. I service four people a day, 5 days a week, and one of our main advertised services is virus removal. So far as I've seen the FBI infection is probably around 1/4 of our legit virus removals. The other 3/4 taken up by fake antivirus/performance boosting malware, with the overwhelming majority of 'virus removal' calls being people who don't actually have a virus but are experiencing meatware problems.
On a Windows computer it boots at startup and locks you out of your computer entirely, preventing any and every method of 'quit' outside of shutting your computer down. Usually cured with Safe Mode + Command Prompt, run explorer.exe, then remove it with tools / manually if you know where to look. I must admit I'm impressed (but not really surprised) that the OS X version has only gotten as far as the browser.
On a Windows computer it boots at startup and locks you out of your computer entirely, preventing any and every method of 'quit' outside of shutting your computer down. Usually cured with Safe Mode + Command Prompt, run explorer.exe, then remove it with tools / manually if you know where to look. I must admit I'm impressed (but not really surprised) that the OS X version has only gotten as far as the browser.
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It ran (security hole was fixed) quite happily on windows 7 machines too. They didn't get the additional trojans that XP machines got though.
Windows 7 is fairly solid at the moment if patched up to date. Not had any infected machines for a few months which is pretty impressive.
I worked in the computer labs in a college for the past year. If a student using a computer gets a virus, saves a file on the hard drive, does anything, it all gets wiped clean once the computer is restarted.
But back to your point, this is simply a web page that does nothing to your computer, so I don't understand how you "have had to clean/repair dozens of infected windows machines which were infected with similar malware."
If it does, you shouldn't post a link. I put an extra character in your quote so that if somebody clicks it it won't affect their computer.
And or course, if you go out and search for something you're going to find it.
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The Windows version of this is not just a webpage running a script. It is an actual Trojan that locks up the system. And LOL at comparing a netbooted computer lab environment to a normal running environment.
You think I'd post links to the actual Trojans? Those are just news links about them. It's not something that had to be actively searched for. These were popular, known about things. They are just now getting a resurgence in popularity because a few people actually thought that the same thing was hitting Mac.
You must either be young, or haven't been around computing very long, or never step outside the Apple environment. Just because Apple never offered DVD-RAM, or you never heard of it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Certainly it never took off, but it's a real thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-RAM
So. You are someone who is so into communication. Do you think that it might behove you to actually be an effective communicator?
If I were to attack this news story, I would suggest that it's not really very interesting. No-one here was critical of Windows, or blamed Windows in anyway. The report stated the fact that this kind of attack has been attempted on Windows platforms before.
All in all I can only conclude you really want a Mac, but can't afford one.
Wouldn't this work on any browser and on any operating system? How are they targeting OSX specifically? Are they checking the user agent? I'm not sure why they'd do that - seems like it would only limit the number of victims.
The solution is for all browsers (not just Safari) to allow the user to close tabs/windows with open javascript dialog boxes. It might also be helpful for javascript-generated dialog boxes to NOT use the standard system styling - that makes these kinds of things look too official.
The solution is for all browsers (not just Safari) to allow the user to close tabs/windows with open javascript dialog boxes. It might also be helpful for javascript-generated dialog boxes to NOT use the standard system styling - that makes these kinds of things look too official.
It would affect any browser, on any system(that doesn't have safeguards to stop it like 3rd party extensions). It is only making waves on Mac because Mac is supposedly malware free. The people making a big deal out of it didn't realize that this isn't actually malware at all.
Not sure, I would have tended to agree with you although perhaps to get the infinite loop you need to craft slightly different JavaScript.
Or perhaps Mac users have only just started Bing'ing Taylor Swift. They should stop.
A very similar pop up appeared on my iPhone several years ago, I used to keep a screenshot of it to show people with similar "issues" on Macs.
Anyway, I like to think the scammer stole the idea from Workaholics...
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Not only is it not malware, it's not even clear that it's actually targeting OSX.
I'm not comparing the environment I'm just telling you that I've worked with hundred of Windows computer, responding to you saying that I haven't. None the less, if a student came across it, they would have told me. But of course students are not going to be looking for porn in the school, compared to if they're at a regular job with their own computer.
Not true. I lost my car key last year. Searched. Didn't find it.
Links are fine as this is a site for Mac users. Oh. I see. Well would you be so good as to p**s off? We are trying to post links that freeze Windows rigs.
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Oh yes they are. Dirty little buggers.
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Are you MAD?
Actually, Apple did offer a DVD-RAM compatible drive. I used one for years.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ta44310?viewlocale=en_us&locale=en_us
