Scam pop ups

Re-Tuned

I was on an online free movie website, i got a pop up with the garda logo saying i had been tracked watching child porn & if i paid €100 id be exempt from prosecution, this scam pop up froze my computer so i had to turn it on & off, theres now several porn photos showing in my history, has anyone heard of this b4

TheBoffin

Yea, stop watching porn or it will fall off!!!

Re-Tuned

TheBoffin wrote: »

Yea, stop watching porn or it will fall off!!!

Cheers for your helpful comment

campo

Sounds like you got the Garda virus and its a whore to get rid off

TheBoffin

Im Just Joking. These are often referred to as MoneyPack virus, basically it attempts to extort money out of you.

have you re-started the computer since? If so is it preventing you from logging on?

Re-Tuned

TheBoffin wrote: »

Im Just Joking. These are often referred to as MoneyPack virus, basically it attempts to extort money out of you.

have you re-started the computer since? If so is it preventing you from logging on?

My laptop is working fine, its a bit slow, the problem is that theres loads of porn pictures, its a work paptop & ive never once been on a porn website on this laptop

Howard Juneau

You'll prob have to start the pc in safe mode & run malwarebytes

TheBoffin

Ok, my advice would be to download the following tools:

MS Security Essentials

MalwareBytes

Scan first with Microsoft Security Essentials, once that's finished then go ahead and scan with malware bytes

Re-Tuned

Cheers for the feedback, ive just read ip on the garda virus, how would the images have got onto my computer if ive never accesed any porn sites, is this a feature of the garda virus

TheBoffin

Its possible it could be more than one virus on there.

DieselPowered

Re-Tuned wrote: »

I've never once been on a porn website on this laptop

So is your other laptop still working ok

Bottom line is don't pay anything and its not a Garda message.
This is the info behind it.

In the event that this attack begins in Ireland our advice is: DO NOT PAY ANY FINES. This is NOT a Garda initiative. If you become infected by this malicious software all affected computers should be repaired by a reputable repair person.


It might be also worth mentioning that you may need to run the Malwarebytes or Security essentials in SAFE MODE on boot up.

As a work laptop do you not have up to date anti-virus and a firewall installed?

Re-Tuned

DieselPowered wrote: »

So is your other laptop still working ok



Im not sure what anti virus/fire wall is on the laptop.

I'll have no problem bringing the laptop into my IT department to get it fixed, im just really baffled how porn pictures got onto my system.

Cheers for all the feedback folks

biko

I've never heard of "b4" but I've heard of the garda virus.
The Gardai even have info on their website http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=9445

jsa112

Viruses will drop a load of files and registry modifications when they infect a PC. Jpeg files are so small in size. I've seen a virus drop 3,000 temp files in %PROGRAMFILES% before, which did nothing but take up all the users hard drive space