It seems that you're using an outdated browser. Some things may not work as they should (or don't work at all).
We suggest you upgrade newer and better browser like: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera

×
Community
General discussion (archive)FBI anti-piracy(28 posts)(28 posts)
(28 posts)
Pages:
1
2
This is my favourite topic
Posted December 19, 2012
Has anyone seen this!? It attacked me last night while I was in here, though I'm sure I picked it up on one of the "dispresputable" sites I visit. What scared me is yesterday morning, in this forum, I joked about pirating and while I tried to make it clear I was only joking, I thought for a sec the Feds had no sense of humor and had actually siezed me computer! Turns out it is just a really nast malware virus. SOB locked up my system and it took me hours just to get back to a previous config so I could get in and root it out. I think I got it. I hope I got it. Please god, tell me I got it.

SO anyway I have to re-download all the groovy stuff I've bought here in the past four days but if thats the worst of it, I'll live. I only posted about it to warn everyone to stay clear of me as I seem to be under surveillance and I don't want to take any of you down with me. Ha!
Posted December 19, 2012
You wouldn't download a car!
Posted December 19, 2012
avatar
Fictionvision: You wouldn't download a car!
I would if I could!
Posted December 19, 2012
avatar
Fictionvision: You wouldn't download a car!
And the audience of the world follows by saying "..but I would if I could!" :P

As for your problem that happened to one of my dad's colleagues but it was a picture of the Swedish Police that asks for money to unlock. Apparently, just recently they grabbed a couple of guys that began this particular black mail operation (originated in the US) and they had accumulated approximately $1.6 billion if I recall correctly. Modern criminals sure are getting smarter but they don't seem to be getting any wiser.
Post edited December 19, 2012 by Nirth
Posted December 19, 2012
avatar
Fictionvision: You wouldn't download a car!
avatar
Nirth: And the audience of the world follows by saying "..but I would if I could!" :P

As for your problem that happened to one of my dad's colleagues but it was a picture of the Swedish Police that asks for money to unlock. Apparently, just recently they grabbed a couple of guys that began this particular black mail operation (originated in the US) and they had accumulated approximately $1.6 billion if I recall correctly. Modern criminals sure are getting smarter but they don't seem to be getting any wiser.
This one wanted 200 USD to unlock my system. Good thing someone else living here had a laptop and I was able to google the threat and see it was a scam.

ps Sorry to everyone for ranting. It just occured to me there is absolutly no reason anyone should really care. Oh well, K Sarah, K Sarah.
Posted December 19, 2012
avatar
Nirth: And the audience of the world follows by saying "..but I would if I could!" :P

As for your problem that happened to one of my dad's colleagues but it was a picture of the Swedish Police that asks for money to unlock. Apparently, just recently they grabbed a couple of guys that began this particular black mail operation (originated in the US) and they had accumulated approximately $1.6 billion if I recall correctly. Modern criminals sure are getting smarter but they don't seem to be getting any wiser.
avatar
tinyE: This one wanted 200 USD to unlock my system. Good thing someone else living here had a laptop and I was able to google the threat and see it was a scam.

ps Sorry to everyone for ranting. It just occured to me there is absolutly no reason anyone should really care. Oh well, K Sarah, K Sarah.
Wow, that's a lot. They only asked for 50 Euros here.

Haha, I wonder how many would pay if they only asked for 1$ or something and then instantly sent a key to unlock it but still keep the malware to spread to other computers. :P
Posted December 19, 2012
avatar
tinyE: This one wanted 200 USD to unlock my system. Good thing someone else living here had a laptop and I was able to google the threat and see it was a scam.

ps Sorry to everyone for ranting. It just occured to me there is absolutly no reason anyone should really care. Oh well, K Sarah, K Sarah.
avatar
Nirth: Wow, that's a lot. They only asked for 50 Euros here.

Haha, I wonder how many would pay if they only asked for 1$ or something and then instantly sent a key to unlock it but still keep the malware to spread to other computers. :P
Thats the kicker. Paying the ransom doesn't unlock anything, it just changes the FBI threat into a blank page and leaves the computer locked.
Posted December 19, 2012
i got that once, my fucking heart skipped a beat
Posted December 19, 2012
avatar
Fictionvision: You wouldn't download a car!
avatar
IronStar: I would if I could!
Might not take too long before that's possible.
All you need are a 3D-printer and scematics.
Posted December 19, 2012
assuming they don't dompletely cripple it with DRM
https://torrentfreak.com/3d-printer-drm-patent-to-stop-people-downloading-a-car-121012/
Post edited December 19, 2012 by Thunderstone
Posted December 19, 2012
This is totally not GOG related but since I have everyones attention: I got all my specs back to where they were, including making GOG #1 in my fave bar (brown nose), but my google toolbar is gone. I mean its active and enabled and there is a space where it should be with a "x" to close it, but there is no google prompt to type into and no pretty google logo. Anyone?
Posted December 19, 2012
http://www.amazon.com/Reamde-Novel-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0062191497

This is a pretty cool novel, its about a MMO that gets hacked and its customers get a virus that locks their PC and the only way to get it unlocked is to deliver in game gold to an area held by the hackers.

Along the way, the russian mafia, islamic terrorists and MI5 get involved.
Posted December 19, 2012
There is an episode of Fringe where piracy leads the world to corruption and people are turning into a fish-human hybrids. Pretty scary shit.

Also, Long John Silver commited a few acts of piracy and he lost his leg.
avatar
Nirth: Modern criminals sure are getting smarter but they don't seem to be getting any wiser.
Nope, people using computers are getting dumber. This virus is occuring everywhere in the world.

An average person should be aware that the Police wouldn't ask you for any money online...
Post edited December 19, 2012 by keeveek
Posted December 19, 2012
avatar
keeveek: An average person should be aware that the Police wouldn't ask you for any money online...
The Chicago police would. If it was 1920.
Posted December 19, 2012
avatar
tinyE: The Chicago police would. If it was 1920.
But they couldn't break your legs online.
Pages:
1
2
This is my favourite topic
Community
General discussion (archive)FBI anti-piracy(28 posts)(28 posts)
(28 posts)