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FBI virus locking up Safari on Macbook Air
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1610323" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I don't know if this is the case on your computer…but there is malware that goes by the name "ransomware":</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware" target="_blank">Ransomware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></p><p></p><p>Where an infected computer is "held for ransom" by limiting access to it…then forcing the user to purchase something that "unlocks" the computer.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1610323, member: 56379"] I don't know if this is the case on your computer…but there is malware that goes by the name "ransomware": [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware]Ransomware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url] Where an infected computer is "held for ransom" by limiting access to it…then forcing the user to purchase something that "unlocks" the computer. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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