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US Warns Users of Child-Porn Blackmail Ransomware
coondoggie writes "The nasty Trojan known as Citadel malware, which is based on Zeus, has typically been used to extort money from online banking users, but a new variant is making the rounds that tries to get your money by saying you looked at child porn sites and must pay a violation fee to the U.S. Department of Justice. This variation, called Reveton, lures the victim to a drive-by download website, at which time the ransomware is installed on the user's computer, says the U.S. Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Once installed, the computer freezes and a screen is displayed warning the user they have violated United States Federal Law."
Pay money or your IM/irc friends gets random Windows 8 questions .... interlaced with Maths 101 questions...
It took you a long time to find Linux users, pity if they where to think of you as dual booting...
Domestic spying is now "Benign Information Gathering"
Bury the old dribe somewhere unretrievable
I guess "old dribe" must be the guy sending out these blackmail notices then.
"PS: I cleaned up a machine with this three or four months ago here in Spain."
With MyCleanPC no doubt.