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| 17 Nov 2012 10:21 PM |
He loves to hack, so he does. He told me recently he got a $200 fine for hacking and had 72 hours to pay the fine. Now he's smashing his computer for two reasons: 1. The computer was "locked", so he can't use it anyways 2. The government can track his location with it
It's probably fake since I've NEVER EVER EVER seen him hack before, but if it's real he deserved it and should have seen it coming |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:21 PM |
Title fix
At least, I THINK it's a fine. Not sure what to call it. |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:23 PM |
| quick google search is yielding a scam |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:23 PM |
>inb4 he hacks a government computer system >inb4 he plays global thermonuclear war >inb4 he almost nukes the entire world
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:25 PM |
i think it's funny how he supposedly brags about being a hacker but 1) is using windows 2) is oblivious tithe fact it's a scam |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:26 PM |
| and maybe his computer is locked because fake antivirus programs |
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Silvu
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:27 PM |
@Oozle
You can still do stuff on Windows
For example, Fiddler is only available for Windows.
While most hardcore "hackers" would be using Backtrack (Or at least have the offensive security repos installed on Debian/Ubuntu/etc.), Windows is still an option.
Hell, I've got a friend who probably knows more than me and uses OS X. |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:27 PM |
no it's a drive by virus the fbi has an article on it on their site :P |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:29 PM |
But I'm not saying OP's friend isn't a re.ta.rd
Because he is
And OP is a re.tar.d if he believes his friend |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:31 PM |
"But I'm not saying OP's friend isn't a re.ta.rd
Because he is
And OP is a re.tar.d if he believes his friend"
I thought he was lying at first but then I looked at FBI's page saying there was a ransomware
Well, I'm gonna go text him telling him to buy a new laptop now. |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:34 PM |
@English
Buying a new laptop isn't how to fix it.
If you want some actual info on how to remove it then I'll PM you*.
*Might have to PM you in the morning |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:34 PM |
"Because they are so cheap and I'm so rich. Good idea."
lol |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:36 PM |
Silvu
So getting a new computer will still give him the Ransomware? Also, yes- tell me :( |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:41 PM |
@English
No
But if you can remove the virus for free, why get a new laptop?
Also, I'll just post it here -
Assuming that your friend has Vista/7, type 'regedit' into the start menu search bar. On XP/8 you'll have to open the 'run' application and then type 'regedit' into it.
Give it permission to open the registry editor.
It should give you some folders with weird names in all caps.
Open up the 'HEKY_LOCAL_MACHINE' hierarchy. This is normally where the virus will install itself. Look for anything suspicious in there.
Do all of this in safe mode.
*MAKE SURE THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET SO THAT IT IS NOT ALLOWED TO SPREAD THE VIRUS TO OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK AND SO THAT IT CANNOT SEND DATA TO THE VIRUS MAKER*
If this fails for some reason (the virus could just be a really good virus, which I doubt), which I doubt it will, look around the registry editor some more, but if nothing out of the ordinary is there do a system restore to the closest restore point.
If that fails, just install Ubuntu on it. |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:53 PM |
Silvu It locked his computer. He said he's tried Safe Mode before and it was still there..? |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:55 PM |
Lol. He should have used Tor.
#~Finn, protecting the Candy Kingdom from Lemongrab, UNACCEPTABLE!!!~ |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:58 PM |
| if he can't boot into windows without the lock screen thing showing up then try getting your hands on a linux live system rescue cd with a built in windows registry editor |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:58 PM |
Safemode just boots with the core parts of the OS AFAIK
It shouldn't load anything else
The real problem here would be if it loads pre-boot time. That's a pretty big problem.
At that point, here's what I would suggest.
Change the BIOS settings to boot from a disk. Have a live CD of Ubuntu ready (prepare it on another computer). Boot from it and manually go through all of the files on the hard drive and get rid of the virus that way. |
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| 17 Nov 2012 10:59 PM |
@Oozle
AFAIK those are only for forensic work, but I don't know. Never used one.
Just using any distro to go through the hard drive should work. |
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| 17 Nov 2012 11:00 PM |
| Forensic work/restoring lost files* |
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