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BUBBAS IGNITION · 04-19-2016, 02:50 PM

Had a pretty bad hack job this morning on a email recieved etc. Got a email from a so called Co Court asking me to appear in court April 22 and to brinjg info with me. There was a attached file for more info. Opened the file and the computer came up with a message saying i had to pay xxxxxx in bit coins to ever open this computer again. I have had three computer guys look at it today .and they all say either pay them or junk the computer....ie new hard drive etc.

I have decided not to pay the randsom and will pick it up on another seperate computer in a few days.

So bear with me and i will catch up with the emails from home etc....

Vanspeed · 04-19-2016, 03:00 PM

I have heard of these. People really have no choice, they have to pay or get a new computer. Isn't technology grand.

BUBBAS IGNITION · 04-19-2016, 03:07 PM

Yep i will send you some pics of this one going to the dumpster in pieces....

Bassman/NZ · 04-19-2016, 03:18 PM

The hackers are probably computer manufacturers......
That's bad luck Jim.

russcc · 04-19-2016, 03:26 PM

Thank you for the heads up on this one.

pogobill · 04-19-2016, 03:37 PM

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Yes, thanks for the heads up! Sorry you got hit. What is it with these people!
I've had a few shots like that and I froze! Sure didn't want to touch the darn thing. Anyways, I did a three finger shift and opened the "task manager" once that opened, I selected the offending webpage and hit "END" task. It's worked for me on some of those nasty sites that you just don't want to touch!

3quarter32 · 04-19-2016, 03:47 PM

That is the reason I try to back my hard drive up every couple of weeks. I can wipe my infected hard drive out completely, then reboot it with the backup. Everything comes back just like it was at last backup. No need to re-install anything. Some of the crooks must have nothing to do.

Flat32 · 04-19-2016, 04:19 PM

I have eight computers and only one connects to the internet. Every morning I delete all emails that are from senders I don't know and never open them.

Kaspersky warns me when I click on websites. Haven't backed up my hard disk yet only because I don't have the kind of disc needed. Have an external hard drive that I could use, but not sure if my internet connected one is disease free.

Someday we'll be musing over the days when we could communicate freely over the net unmolested.

Friend of mine has a removable hard drive he swaps in just for internet use.

Thanks for the reminder and heads up.

Flat32

Randy in ca · 04-19-2016, 04:20 PM

Never open attachments to any suspicious looking email - just asking for trouble.

slowforty · 04-19-2016, 04:27 PM

Best Buy has a nice Laptop by LENOVO for around $350. I have one and it works well.
Thanks
Roger

alanwoodieman · 04-19-2016, 05:19 PM

I got hacked just like you, called FBI and they said they could not do anything, But they wanted to know about it. also told me it was probably Russian connection and to get the Russian version of kapersky

Ross F-1 · 04-19-2016, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanwoodieman

I got hacked just like you, called FBI and they said they could not do anything, But they wanted to know about it. also told me it was probably Russian connection and to get the Russian version of kapersky

My son is an IT security guy, and he says Kaspersky "appears" to have some back-doors intentionally inserted in its code. The purpose can't be known but his organization won't allow any computer that has ever had Kaspersky installed onto their network. He says Microsoft Defender is as good as any program you can buy, and it's free.

pooch · 04-19-2016, 05:40 PM

Why can't a hard drive be formatted after the hack ?

Jack E/NJ · 04-19-2016, 06:37 PM

pooch>>>Why can't a hard drive be formatted after the hack ?>>>

Sounds like a trick question. OK, I'll bite. Why can't a hard drive be formatted after the hack? 8^)

Jack E/NJ

BUBBAS IGNITION · 04-19-2016, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack E/NJ

pooch>>>Why can't a hard drive be formatted after the hack ?>>>

Sounds like a trick question. OK, I'll bite. Why can't a hard drive be formatted after the hack? 8^)

Jack E/NJ

Formating was a option that my computer guy didnt wish to do as there was some fear as to the attack happening agin. This computer wont be used again and i lost quite a bit in pictures etc and some documents. Not really anything i can redo over time. The business software is on a seperate computer and very well a backed up , thats the good news......

Willit Stop · 04-19-2016, 08:02 PM

Trust in God but lock your car.

tubman · 04-19-2016, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUBBAS IGNITION

Formating was a option that my computer guy didnt wish to do as there was some fear as to the attack happening agin. This computer wont be used again and i lost quite a bit in pictures etc and some documents. Not really anything i can redo over time. The business software is on a seperate computer and very well a backed up , thats the good news......

With all due respect, I think it would behoove you to consider getting a new "computer guy" especially with the time and effort you have in your website.

BoxCar Tom · 04-19-2016, 11:27 PM

"I love this country; it's the damn government I'm afraid of."

Quick, get your AK 47, lean up against the front door n don't let anybody in.

pooch · 04-20-2016, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubman

With all due respect, I think it would behoove you to consider getting a new "computer guy" especially with the time and effort you have in your website.

I agree, 3 computer guys and they have no idea ?

A virus is only an infection of files.

A format wipes all files.

GOOD computer people CAN extract files from a formatted drive.

A way around this is to format drive and write the whole drive full and format it again.

This is not at all needed here.

To a timid person , the very most this computer needs is the hard drive alone being replaced .

The very least it needs is a simple format and re install of operating system .

IF the owner is locked out, a good tech can use DOS and get in and save stuff like pics and PDF files etc, I doubt these would ever be infected, and to be sure these files can be scanned before putting back on the fresh OS install.

Find a guy who knows something.

For 3 guys to say trash the WHOLE computer WOW.

Don W/Norfolk · 04-19-2016, 06:37 PM

Being older than dirt and with a spotty memory, I'm enrolled in Carbonite.com and they do an automatic backup of my computer every few minutes. Relatively inexpensive (about $4/month). My files are on their servers and available 24/7. I think it's a pretty good value. Your results may vary. dw

04-19-2016, 02:50 PM	#1
BUBBAS IGNITION Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SPEEDWAY INDIANA Posts: 4,148	Bubbas hacked !!!!!! Had a pretty bad hack job this morning on a email recieved etc. Got a email from a so called Co Court asking me to appear in court April 22 and to brinjg info with me. There was a attached file for more info. Opened the file and the computer came up with a message saying i had to pay xxxxxx in bit coins to ever open this computer again. I have had three computer guys look at it today .and they all say either pay them or junk the computer....ie new hard drive etc. I have decided not to pay the randsom and will pick it up on another seperate computer in a few days. So bear with me and i will catch up with the emails from home etc.... __________________ If it Makes Spark, we do it !!!! www.bubbasignition.com [email protected]

04-19-2016, 03:00 PM	#2
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,443	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! I have heard of these. People really have no choice, they have to pay or get a new computer. Isn't technology grand. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

04-19-2016, 03:07 PM	#3
BUBBAS IGNITION Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SPEEDWAY INDIANA Posts: 4,148	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! Yep i will send you some pics of this one going to the dumpster in pieces.... __________________ If it Makes Spark, we do it !!!! www.bubbasignition.com [email protected]

04-19-2016, 03:18 PM	#4
Bassman/NZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 2,001	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! The hackers are probably computer manufacturers...... That's bad luck Jim.

04-19-2016, 03:26 PM	#5
russcc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,871	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! Thank you for the heads up on this one.

04-19-2016, 03:37 PM	#6
pogobill Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 39	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Yes, thanks for the heads up! Sorry you got hit. What is it with these people! I've had a few shots like that and I froze! Sure didn't want to touch the darn thing. Anyways, I did a three finger shift and opened the "task manager" once that opened, I selected the offending webpage and hit "END" task. It's worked for me on some of those nasty sites that you just don't want to touch!

04-19-2016, 03:47 PM	#7
3quarter32 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 152	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! That is the reason I try to back my hard drive up every couple of weeks. I can wipe my infected hard drive out completely, then reboot it with the backup. Everything comes back just like it was at last backup. No need to re-install anything. Some of the crooks must have nothing to do.

04-19-2016, 04:19 PM	#8
Flat32 Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Federal Way, WA Posts: 95	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! I have eight computers and only one connects to the internet. Every morning I delete all emails that are from senders I don't know and never open them. Kaspersky warns me when I click on websites. Haven't backed up my hard disk yet only because I don't have the kind of disc needed. Have an external hard drive that I could use, but not sure if my internet connected one is disease free. Someday we'll be musing over the days when we could communicate freely over the net unmolested. Friend of mine has a removable hard drive he swaps in just for internet use. Thanks for the reminder and heads up. Flat32

04-19-2016, 04:20 PM	#9
Randy in ca Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,816	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! Never open attachments to any suspicious looking email - just asking for trouble.

04-19-2016, 04:27 PM	#10
slowforty Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tinley Park Ill Posts: 1,175	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! Best Buy has a nice Laptop by LENOVO for around $350. I have one and it works well. Thanks Roger

04-19-2016, 05:19 PM	#11
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 3,000	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! I got hacked just like you, called FBI and they said they could not do anything, But they wanted to know about it. also told me it was probably Russian connection and to get the Russian version of kapersky

04-19-2016, 05:40 PM	#13
pooch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Coast NSW Australia Posts: 2,596	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! Why can't a hard drive be formatted after the hack ?

04-19-2016, 06:37 PM	#14
Jack E/NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,259	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! pooch>>>Why can't a hard drive be formatted after the hack ?>>> Sounds like a trick question. OK, I'll bite. Why can't a hard drive be formatted after the hack? 8^) Jack E/NJ

04-19-2016, 08:02 PM	#16
Willit Stop Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Eureka Calif. Posts: 990	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! Trust in God but lock your car.

04-19-2016, 11:27 PM	#18
BoxCar Tom Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Basking Ridge, NJ Posts: 686	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! "I love this country; it's the damn government I'm afraid of." Quick, get your AK 47, lean up against the front door n don't let anybody in.

04-19-2016, 06:37 PM	#20
Don W/Norfolk Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 144	Re: Bubbas hacked !!!!!! Being older than dirt and with a spotty memory, I'm enrolled in Carbonite.com and they do an automatic backup of my computer every few minutes. Relatively inexpensive (about $4/month). My files are on their servers and available 24/7. I think it's a pretty good value. Your results may vary. dw __________________ I love this country; it's the damn idiots running the government I'm afraid of.