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    Update!!! Don't know if it had anything to do with it or not while getting rid of it computer locked up large screen saying cia, fbi, police dept etc locked computer and if i wanted unlocked send $300 dollars. It's in the shop now
    Quote Originally Posted by redeye50 View Post
    has anyone got any info about this computer scan. Showed up on my computer(don't know how) and every so often pops up and wants to do a scan. Never used it always closed it out. Any ideas?

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    Quote Originally Posted by REDEYE50 View Post
    Update!!! Don't know if it had anything to do with it or not while getting rid of it computer locked up large screen saying cia, fbi, police dept etc locked computer and if i wanted unlocked send $300 dollars. It's in the shop now
    You talking about this scam : http://malwaretips.com/blogs/green-dot-moneypak-virus/

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrappiePappy View Post
    You talking about this scam : http://malwaretips.com/blogs/green-dot-moneypak-virus/

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    Yep that's it

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    Quote Originally Posted by REDEYE50 View Post
    Yep that's it
    I've had the "CIA/FBI/whatever has locked your files" page come up, before. All I did was close the page, CTRL/ALT/Delete the computer (shutdown/reboot), then run a full scan of Malwarebytes. It nailed the two trojan links ... and I haven't seen it, since.

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