Lee, The ransomware ones come from a TV site where I watch TV shows online... Like videobull.to or watchseries.to. They put recordings up of shows that you can watch (I don't have cable tv or satellite tv and haven't for 5 years._ I do have Apple tv and a smart tv. Occasionally, when I click a link to a show I watch, it will give me a GRAY screen that says a bunch of stuff (literally 5 or 6 long paragraphs) and gives a number to call. It literally locks up the browser and you can't even quit Chrome unless you use force quit or do a forced shutdown. If it happens again, I'll screen shot it and post. I use adblock,also.
I thought I was "safe" w/ the time capsule that I keep plugged in ALL the time and it does backups for ALL our devices regularly. I hate to disconnect it... and then run backups myself.... I'll forget for sure even w/ a reminder! I do have an external drive. I'll have to put the videos, pictures and other things (like tax documents and returns) on their just in case. TY for that tip! Maybe i should reconsider cable tv or satellite again. I sure hated those bills though. Dang those hackers! They need to get a real job! (sigh) Thanks again! On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 7:32 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 03/09/2016 05:50 PM, JJ wrote: > >> TY! I heeded the advice in the KungFU link.... TY Ed for posting it. I >> occasionally get a RED SCREEN alerting me that a link I was clicking MIGHT >> contain harmful contents. I've gotten a few ransomware screens that lock >> up my browser (so far that's all). I quit Chrome and it returns to normal >> again. >> > > How do you know it's ransomware that's locking up your browser? Given that > you're using Chrome, I would suspect some Adobe Flash tomfoolery. I have > removed Flash from my machines and usually surf with Safari, only running > Chrome if I positively, absolutely must have Flash. > > The sites running Flash are getting scarcer every day, which is a good > thing because Flash may be the worst security problem on the Mac. > > This stuff scares me..... and it is why I've been using mac's exclusively >> for 13 years now. I use airport time capsule thingie.... but still.... you >> never know. I often wondered IF it would affect the airport. I have a TON >> of stuff (mostly photos) that I could never replace. >> > > The Airport Time Capsule is a target for future such attacks. In fact, > every volume that gets mounted so it can be seen from the Finder is at > risk. If you're worried about your photos, buy an external drive as another > backup for them. (Drives are cheap right now!) Copy the photos to it and > put it in a closet. No malware can get to it there. Better yet, use one of > the online photo storage sites like Google or iCloud. > > Having an offline drive for backups is a good idea anyway. I don't think > my important stuff is backed up unless I have at least three copies of it > in different places. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >
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