Saturday, March 10, 2018

New Ransomware Technique- ransom note plus sound

The following is a picture of a new ransomware approach.  It includes this full screen display plus sound narration warning of the danger and urging action.  This is done using your device's browser, so, to fix the problem, bring up your task manager and kill the browser task.  Note that their may be many instances of your browser.  Kill them all because the next thing you have to do is clean out your browser caches.  A full instruction guide on eliminating this problem can be found at https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-microsoft-system-security-alert-browser-tech-support-scam.  This is a very complete guide. In general, the threat is removed by cleaning out your caches (use CCleaner free version) and running Malwarebytes.  Download the free trial version of Malwarebytes and keep it running for the trial period.  (To purchase is up to you.  Malwarebytes works in a different way than the antivirus programs and can be added to your security system as an enhancement.  But, if you have the discipline of secure browsing plus manually running Malwarebytes on occasion, you can use the free version.  I need another blog entry to show how to turn your trial into a free version.) 



 

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