On Mar 10, 2016, at 5:38 PM, JJ <[email protected]> wrote: > The ransomware ones come from a TV site where I watch TV shows online... Like > videobull.to <http://videobull.to/> or watchseries.to > <http://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.
That doesn’t sound like ransomware. It’s more likely an annoying JavaScript loop. It’s annoying, but probably harmless. Force quitting the browser will stop the loop. > 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 think you should keep the time capsule online all the time. All I’m suggesting is a separate, protected disk for your most important stuff. I look at it as being an archive rather than a backup.
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