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Petya Ransomware Uses DOS-Level Lock Screen, Prevents OS Boot Up (softpedia.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the forced-to-pay-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes: A new type of ransomware was discovered that crashes your PC into a BSOD, restarts your computer, and then prevents your OS from starting by altering the hard drive's master boot record (MBR). This keeps the user locked in a DOS screen that doubles as the ransomware's ransom note. The ransomware's name is Petya, and was currently seen only targeting HR departments in Germany.

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  1. Oh it's another one of those by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sounds like a Windows problem.

    Another satisfied Microsoft customer?

  2. It's a tax on the stupid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I love malware. It makes stupidity more painful. Never seen this shit happen to someone who has a clue. Probably never will.

    Stupidity must always be made painful or else it grows out of control and the clueful can no longer shoulder its burden. The bad guys did good this time. If only there were more meatspace equivalents.