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OS X Users Hit by Ransomware Websites Posing as FBI Notices
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I see. Actually I never said you haven't worked with hundreds of Windows computers. You very well may have. I've personally never seen this Mac thing or the Windows Trojan on any computer I own.
To note about students not searching for porn in the computer lab... when I was in high school I knew plenty of people to troll for porn in the computer lab. They made it a game to see what sites they could get past the locks that the school had in place.
To be serious for a moment, I absolutely agree. It's not about stupidity, it's about access to information. There are certainly cues that this is fake, but if you didn't know this could be done with some relatively simple Javascript... it already becomes more plausible. It says my computer is locked, and it seems to be.
I get a lot of calls a day regarding ransomware viruses. Not just easy ones, either; not a case of logging in through Safe Mode and running MalwareBytes. They're not in %temp%, or %AppData%, in msconfig or startup folder. I'm talking ransomware that hooks itself on explorer.exe registry entries, in the depths of HKLM and HKCU. It's damn clever, but near enough bricks the computer. Boot into Safe Mode? It restarts the computer. Only way to do it is to boot into Safe Mode with Command Prompt (when it doesn't load up the explorer shell), and tell a person on the phone the exact registry keys to edit in order to temporarily disable the virus ... then reboot, we log in, and spend the next 4 hours cleaning up more viruses. Also I'm inundated with calls when Security Centre is disabled, as are Windows Firewall and Windows Updates. No, not just 'disabled' as in 'restart it in services.msc', I mean malware deleted the registry entries (common theme?) so we have to readd them, and then change the folder permissions in a certain registry key to add MpsSvc and give full permission to that, then you can see it in services.msc and re-enable it …
It's a PITA. It really is. Malware, spyware, adware, bloatware -- whatever you want to call it -- is a huge problem on Windows. People like you who are so willingly ignorant, who say things like: "Oh, I've never had a BSOD/virus infection/inexplicable Windows fail in xx years of using Windows computers" -- well, I call shenanigans. I really, really do.
If you think Windows is easy to use and doesn't have problems as long as you 'know what you're doing', you don't know anything more than the basics. If you think it's an easy OS to use, you haven't used enough of its features. And certainly, if you haven't heard of similar malware on Windows, then you're either a poor troll or you really do know nothing, Jon Snow.
And as an aside, I've always found that Apple-haters are far more aggressive and arrogant than the Apple lovers. It's a shame you've done little to disprove that.
/rant
Communication is not so much about me talking and somebody listen, but rather about how people interpret and how they react to things. Confirmation bias, that's one the most fascinating phenomenon that I think everybody should be aware of because it probably causes most of the problems in the world.
As far as you, I find it so interesting how in trying to put me down you say that I want a Mac, but can't afford it. It kind of says a lot about you. It sounds like impressing people is really important to you, and because of the value you place on the brand because it's expensive, you think it impresses others.
Stop being an arrogant git.
You can't measure anything with a bell curve by the way. Idiot.
You didn't work in the labs long enough then. I've worked in Higher Education IT for 15 years now, and believe me I've seen it all. We've got really good blockers and filters in place now, but we used to have students looking up porn, employees caught viewing porn, a few child-porn incidents, and one student even hid an arm under a jacket and tried to ahem "enjoy" his experience in the lab.
I still can't believe that someone would risk expulsion or termination or career suicide over a few pictures and video, but some people simply can't wait until they get home. Sad really.
So communication is not about communication? Interesting.
No I just think you really really want a Mac. Your interpretation of what I said is confirmation bias.
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Also I'm inundated with calls when Security Centre is disabled, as are Windows Firewall and Windows Updates. No, not just 'disabled' as in 'restart it in services.msc', I mean malware deleted the registry entries (common theme?) so we have to readd them, and then change the folder permissions in a certain registry key to add MpsSvc and give full permission to that, then you can see it in services.msc and re-enable it
It's a PITA. It really is. Malware, spyware, adware, bloatware -- whatever you want to call it -- is a huge problem on Windows. People like you who are so willingly ignorant, who say things like: "Oh, I've never had a BSOD/virus infection/inexplicable Windows fail in xx years of using Windows computers" -- well, I call shenanigans. I really, really do.
If you think Windows is easy to use and doesn't have problems as long as you 'know what you're doing', you don't know anything more than the basics. If you think it's an easy OS to use, you haven't used enough of its features. And certainly, if you haven't heard of similar malware on Windows, then you're either a poor troll or you really do know nothing, Jon Snow.
And as an aside, I've always found that Apple-haters are far more aggressive and arrogant than the Apple lovers. It's a shame you've done little to disprove that.
/rant
Now hold on a second, don't go trying to spoil his perception with facts.
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Can't resist. Someone claiming others should be aware of confirmation bias... is clearly not aware that he is exhibiting all of the symptoms!
"Confirmation bias (also called confirmatory bias or myside bias) is a tendency of people to favor information that confirms their beliefs or hypotheses.[Note 1][1] People display this bias when they gather or remember information selectively, or when they interpret it in a biased way."
Just sayin'
Really? I can't count the number or Windows computers that I have had to deal with this on. The difference is to get rid of it, you had to reformat Windows in many cases.
You can also stop an application from restoring previously open windows by holding down "Option" while quitting (Option-Command-Q)may be especially useful in this case.
Also, you can simply delete the "Saved State" folder for the app in "~/Library/Saved Application State/", which in the case of Safari is "~/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.Safari.savedState/".
To permanetly turn off the restore feature for a specific application (and not systemwide) use the "defaults write" command in Terminal.
defaults write com.apple.Safari NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false
defaults write com.google.Chrome NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false
etc.
Change "false" to "true" to re-enable it.
Also, you can simply delete the "Saved State" folder for the app in "~/Library/Saved Application State/", which in the case of Safari is "~/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.Safari.savedState/".
To permanetly turn off the restore feature for a specific application (and not systemwide) use the "defaults write" command in Terminal.
defaults write com.apple.Safari NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false
defaults write com.google.Chrome NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false
etc.
Change "false" to "true" to re-enable it.
I didn't come across it, but since I had a similar job that sounded so interesting.
I'm sure some of the students did look up porn where I worked, I just meant that the environment made it less likely than other environments. Plus the blocks. I'm sure the desire was there.
i used to get "pop ups" that told me to update my Internet Explorer while looking at streaming sites, they looked very well done but than i realized im on a mac so there isnt even IE oh and the lovely footnote *99 subscription for 24 months also threw me off
oh and the lovely footnote *99 subscription for 24 months also threw me off After force quitting several times in a row, Safari won't automatically reopen the sessions. I think the current default behavior is the best balance between normal data restoration and occasional unexpected scenario like this.
I work at a place where we repair computers for consumers. This FBI virus is one we are constantly seeing. So just because you have not seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Just do a Google search and you will see what I'm saying is true. There are several variations of it. Some of then are very difficult to completely remove. In some cases a wipe and reload was needed.
Oh boy. Think of how many innocent husbands are going to get slammed when their wives see this and think all that time their husbands said they were staying up late to watch a game they were looking a pron. Not a fight any guy can win no matter if they are guilty or not. Guy profiling.
As others have mentioned. It is a loose (and quite poor) Browser hijack, not ransom-ware. I was under the impression that this was installing software on the Mac causing it to become unstable until a Detail clean, or a "ransom" was paid.
Still, worthwhile information.
Still, worthwhile information.
Also I'm inundated with calls when Security Centre is disabled, as are Windows Firewall and Windows Updates. No, not just 'disabled' as in 'restart it in services.msc', I mean malware deleted the registry entries (common theme?) so we have to readd them, and then change the folder permissions in a certain registry key to add MpsSvc and give full permission to that, then you can see it in services.msc and re-enable it
It's a PITA. It really is. Malware, spyware, adware, bloatware -- whatever you want to call it -- is a huge problem on Windows. People like you who are so willingly ignorant, who say things like: "Oh, I've never had a BSOD/virus infection/inexplicable Windows fail in xx years of using Windows computers" -- well, I call shenanigans. I really, really do.
If you think Windows is easy to use and doesn't have problems as long as you 'know what you're doing', you don't know anything more than the basics. If you think it's an easy OS to use, you haven't used enough of its features. And certainly, if you haven't heard of similar malware on Windows, then you're either a poor troll or you really do know nothing, Jon Snow.
And as an aside, I've always found that Apple-haters are far more aggressive and arrogant than the Apple lovers. It's a shame you've done little to disprove that.
/rant
Don't waste your precious time on him... He is really just a troll... Just go through his post history... And I bet he will never respond to your comment... lol...
Not that I'm defending his insensitivity, but what he probably meant was IQ results are normally distributed which means there inherently have to be some really dumb people who would fall for this.
You're right, an obvious troll. Boasting he's been "Mac-free" since 2010, yet trolling Macrumors for attention.
Personally I love this feature, as I end up opening up lots of tabs and often don't get around to finish reading all of them before I log out, or just want to keep certain tabs open til later as I do research. But thankfully you do have a choice, we all work differently. I can always press Shift on startup to toggle it off temporarily if I needed to, like in this case with a misbehaving website, or turn it off altogether if I changed my mind and didn't want it.baryon said:
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