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Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate

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On 1/15/2013 12:23 AM, Roedy Green wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:48:51 -0500, emf <emfril@gmail.com> wrote,
> quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :
>
>> U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate
>
> I just got hit by a virus, the first time ever.  It was what the RCMP
> call "scareware".  It suddenly popped up, locked screen, claiming I
> had broken some law and must wire them $100 to unlock my computer.
> If I failed to do so within 24 hours they would erase my hard drives.
> They would also erase them it detected any attempts to remove it.
>
> I follow all the usual rules to avoid infection. I figure it must have
> got via running an unsigned Java applet or some JavaScript code.
>
> Any way I got rid of it by booting to safe mode and running the Ace
> Utilities and had a look at code configured to run at startup.  I
> noticed a suspicious runcff.lnk from Microsoft, disabled it and all
> seems to be ok.
>
> The police were very ho hum, saying there were a rash of such attacks,
> and they wanted to treat them like ordinary virus attacks. I guess
> they figured nobody would be stupid enough to fall for  the extortion.
> Apparently some variants claim to have found kiddie porn or accuse of
> random crimes.
>

The scary thing about this is how much it could cost in support service
fees for an ordinary computer user who does not know how to boot in safe
mode etc.

Patricia

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U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate emf <emfril@gmail.com> - 2013-01-12 07:48 -0500
  Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-01-12 09:05 -0500
    Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate RVic <rvince99@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-12 08:00 -0800
      Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-01-12 11:23 -0500
  Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2013-01-12 10:28 -0800
  Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-12 10:38 -0800
    Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-01-12 13:41 -0500
  Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate "Hiram Hunt" <hiramhunt@verizon.net> - 2013-01-13 15:41 -0500
  Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Rajiv Gupta <rajiv@invalid.com> - 2013-01-15 15:22 +1100
    Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-01-15 07:31 -0800
    Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-15 14:23 -0800
      Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-01-15 21:10 -0500
      Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Rajiv Gupta <rajiv@invalid.com> - 2013-01-17 11:47 +1100
        Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-01-16 17:01 -0800
          Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Rajiv Gupta <rajiv@invalid.com> - 2013-01-17 14:50 +1100
            Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-17 14:31 -0800
        Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2013-01-16 21:55 -0600
        Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-17 14:57 -0800
      Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2013-01-17 12:36 -0700
        Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-17 14:33 -0800
        Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-01-17 18:14 -0500
        Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-01-17 18:16 -0500
  Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-15 00:23 -0800
    Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2013-01-15 06:47 -0800
      Re: U.S. warns on Java software as security concerns escalate Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-01-15 14:34 -0800

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