FBI GreenDot MoneyPack Virus/Ransomware

Posted April 23, 201410 yr

Hello MS Community:

Last night, 04-21-2014, I "almost" became infected by the so-called FBI MoneyPack Virus/Ransomware/Scam.

I had just logged-onto www.detroittigers.com to see how the Tigers lost again. I noticed a little pop-up

window on the bottom of the screen asking me for an answer to some question, either "yes" or "no". I

guess that no matter what answer I was to have chose (yes or no), the FBI Ransomware would have installed!

I immediately turned on the Windows Task Manager and quickly turned-off all the tasks that were running, via hitting End

Task.

Whether that was the correct movement, I can't say for sure, but I did see that all-too-familiar web page

that one gets when infected by the FBI Virus........but seconds after ending tasks with my Windows Task

Manager, all my Internet Explorer pages were deleted, and I actually felt a little pride in me :)

I then restarted my desktop pc, and everything was fine. My next chore was to update my Norton AntiVirus

Online and then do a Full System scan.......again, everything cool! Next I downloaded the Norton Power

After running the NPE, everything was still fine. OK........my question to this community is this:

Does anyone know of a good and safe software tool to run (hitmanpro or malwarebytes as examples)?

Again, my desktop pc is running fine......it isn't locked or anything like that. If I had been infected by

the FBI Virus/Ransomware, there would be NO WAY I could be using all these programs. I would much

rather use caution than have to go through what I did in February 2013 when I was infected with the FBI

virus.......I eventually re-installed my Windows 7 dvd to get rid of the FBI ransomeware, 14 months

ago.

Last night was a good scare.......but to play on the safe side I would like to know if I should run a

few software tools (such as the NPE that I did run last night)......anyone know any others? THANX !!!

Jimmy

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