New malware that locks computers and demands $$

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<p>I hope everyone who uses a PC has good malware protection[ malwarebytes is the best program] cause there’s a new program targeting US and Canadian computers. </p>

<p>“A ransomware application that locks computers and asks their owners to pay fines for allegedly violating several laws through their online activity is targeting U.S. and Canadian users, malware experts from security firm Trend Micro said on Wednesday.”</p>

<p>[Police-themed</a> ransomware starts targeting US and Canadian users - trend micro, security, scams, online safety, malware, Desktop security - CIO](<a href=“http://www.cio.com.au/article/424108/police-themed_ransomware_starts_targeting_us_canadian_users/]Police-themed”>http://www.cio.com.au/article/424108/police-themed_ransomware_starts_targeting_us_canadian_users/)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the heads up, MPM!</p>

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<p>yup I got hit and had to wipe machine- reload software- by the way this Malware got past Microsoft essentials!!!</p>

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<p>Good reminder for Mac owners to update their system software.
[Apple</a> Patches Safari, Blocks Outdated Flash Player | PCWorld Business Center](<a href=“http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/255367/apple_patches_safari_blocks_outdated_flash_player.html]Apple”>http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/255367/apple_patches_safari_blocks_outdated_flash_player.html)</p>

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<p>I got some kind of notification and rana full scan it was a scam. I am also getting messages from amazon saying my order is cancelled, when I didnt order anything. I contacted them and they said this is spam they are investigating, just not sure what it designed to do?</p>

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<p>I got the Amazon email also. I clicked on the order no. and my virus protection went wild. Yikes! I don’t open anything that purports to be an order cancellation from Amazon.</p>

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<p>anyone who gets any phony Amazon cancellation notification email should forward it- without opening it- to <a href="mailto:stop-spoofing@amazon.com">stop-spoofing@amazon.com</a>.</p>

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<p>1) Always hover your mouse over a link in your email and examine the URL before you click on it. If the URL doesn’t go to the web site you think it should go to, don’t click it.</p>

<p>2) If you aren’t sure about #1, then just adopt a rule to NEVER EVER EVER EVER click the link in your email. Open a browser, type in the URL directly to get to the site.</p>

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<p>Or google the URL to see if it is a scam. Sometimes I take a quote from these emails and goole that phrase, in quotes, to see if others have complained about it.</p>

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<p>If googling the url, or hovering your mouse over it, be sure it’s really the url you think it is. Bad guys can be clever about urls. “<a href=“http://welllsfargo.com”>http://welllsfargo.com</a>” is fake, but unless you look very carefully, you might think it’s legit.</p>

<p>Best bet is just to google “wells fargo.”</p>