I just got a virus while on RIU

nuskool89

Well-Known Member
I was browsing in the seed strain review section and my McAfee came up with a warning and block response then I was taken to:

"FBI monitoring your computer your computer has been blocked. You must send $200 via money pack to unlock your computer"

now every time I connect via landline or wifi with my comp the same screen comes up and I am unable to remove it.

Im sure others are a lot more computer saavy than I am but I just wanted to put it out there. I googled the virus on my phone and apparently it is common.
 

tjsap24

Well-Known Member
You can start your computer in safe mode, and then restore computer to earlier time. That should get rid of it.
 

ProfessorPotSnob

New Member
McAfee failed to catch this one on my wifes PC a few weeks back .. It was hell as her PC is a business necessity .. She almost lost months worth of work and time due to this shit .. It was tracked to Facebook in her case .. Long story short it cost me a few hundred to have a Technician fix it in the
 

tjsap24

Well-Known Member
Didn't work. Fuck my life
You rebooted and hit F8 until it gives you the safe mode option? Normally if you system restore a couple weeks prior, it gets rid of it. Maybe while your still in safemode you can uninstall it if you can recognize the file and uninstall it? Usually if I get a virus I right click on the taskbar and start task manager and then end task until it goes away. If nothing else google the virus and see what they say. Sucks... Hopefully some techy stoner will help you out.
 

zack66

Well-Known Member
I got the same thing. I just went to system restore and went as far back as I could. Deleted temp internet files then did a disk cleanup. It worked. Good luck. I can't post pics on here anymore btw.
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
You got this from a outside search link...Go download Malwarebytes,and Spy Bot Search and Destroy from google they are free. Install them if you can depends on the variant. Then go into safe mode without networking unhooked from internet run these two scans one after the other full scan...Id also download ATF cleaner and run it before going to the internet. In your start button go to RUN and type msconfig.exe and tick Selective Startup and see if anything is starting you do not recognize if so uncheck it and run scans again.
 

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
Oh forgot..Uninstall Mcaffee its shit to begin with and misses everything. Its not worth the space it takes up just dump it as it will mess with the scans.
 

nuskool89

Well-Known Member
Update, finally got it fixed, thanks for the posts guys. It kept only restoring to the exact day I got infected I had to get a friend who is a programmer to sort me out. He earned himself an eighth of my latest harvest :)
 
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