Few security tips: - Use Linux instead of Windows for browsing, and Firefox/Chrome not IE! - Use sandbox and other security technologies for prevent infections. - Use security addons like AdblockPlus, NoScript, HTTPS-Everywhere, Ghostery, a.o. - Use good Internet Security, Kaspersky or Comodo i can very recommend. - Use some additional information and look on the root-domain x.x.ROOT.ROOTEND - Use secure DNS (Comodo a.o.) and DNS filtering, Hosts, Killbits from SpyBotSD a.o. - Never tell anyone address, passwords or banking information, just who really should to know. - Better you use a secure VPN-Service and give a s**t on any spy-stuff that exist on web. - Filtering your traffic by some IP-Blocker like PeerBlock and Iblocklist.com lists. - Use your brain. Greez
That alone doesn't do it, unless your computer is extremely vulnerable to begin with (using super outdated browsers, no UAC, using XP, no firewalls, etc). Haven't had any malware issue for years now. I use Windows Firewall (as-is; no configuration at all), Google Chrome with Adblock and Disconnect, winhelp2002 HOST file, whatever protection my router with DD-WRT offers by-default, Google Public DNS (not really a security measure), and common-sense. I also run with UAC disabled, and Windows Defender disabled. No third-party antivirus, and no Sandboxing efforts on my end (other than the default in Google Chrome). So my security means are pretty basic; nothing significant, but common-sense plays a huge role here (in other words, if you don't have that, and tried running the above setup, you'd probably wouldn't do too well). Security clients and behind-the-scenes security can only do so much for people who like clicking random download buttons to try to download songs in .exe format
If you are fool enough to be trapped by things like this, as an Arch Linux user, I recommend to not use Linux at all, the problem here is, mostly, the user, and fools like this eventually will be convinced to give their root password, and doom their computer anyway. Of course, if you are actually careful/use your brain enough, Linux is your best friend on security. Yet in the same way you can run Windows without AVs and without UAC if you are careful/use your brain enough.
You ran an executable program somewhere down the line. Try to avoid those in the future if you don't want to get infected with ransomware. If you ever run into a web page that won't let you exit, just taskkill your browser. Never run any program from one of those sites, especially the fake flash update ones. BTW, the FBI would never have that poor of grammar.
Then it would be a digital version. Hopefully there was no brain upload followed by partial encryption .
LOL, definitely a drive-by download malware, more lol, use Sandboxie please specially when doing porn journey...
After I posted three unidentified black suburbans showed up at my home with a court order!.. LOL, No seriously it was all good, did a browser task kill, checked running services and msconfig then ran toolbar crap cleaner, and malwarebytes. and NO I was not doing any porn just the Normal google search stuff that sometimes leads down to these type of rabbit holes. ~DP
yeah, I actually hit a "your browser is locked" site yesterday looking for some viktəm err I mean kind soul with an open server. Killed the browser and happy hunting in 3....2....1