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Jan 9, 2018
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mudpupper
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Odds are it wasn't anything too malicious. Most really bad stuff comes through
an attachment. Odds are it was a just a link to some bad advertising.
Start it up and run your anti-virus of choice.
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My sister opened an email that looked like it was from another sister. She then clicked on the link, and realized it was
jdub
Unofficial CB Pollyanna
1/9/18 5:39pm
La Caille
Plato
1/9/18 5:39pm
RE: La Caille
Niiineteeen84
1/9/18 5:44pm
Sizzler and get the salad bar.
byubyu
1/9/18 5:47pm
This, have her eat more salad to lose weight, email attachments don’t work
mosterlow
1/9/18 5:50pm
You guys are terribly helpful so far. And this sister does NOT need the link.
jdub
1/9/18 5:50pm
So someone who doesn’t need it opened an email about it? Post pics and a poll
mosterlow
1/9/18 5:51pm
Yup. Pics and a pole.
byubyu
1/9/18 5:52pm
Well, ok. Not sure how this helps though.
jdub
1/9/18 6:03pm
I think he wanted pics of a stripper.
Zaphod
1/9/18 6:18pm
RE: I think he wanted pics of a stripper.
cougstyle
1/9/18 6:21pm
That's hot.
Zaphod
1/9/18 6:26pm
Can't you turn on the machine in safe mode and go from there? I think you hold
scott715
1/9/18 5:54pm
I don't know if safe mode will prevent your OS from running ransomware or not. And Windows 10 is different
jdub
1/9/18 5:59pm
Yank the hard drive and mount/scan on a separate Linux box?
joelvandyne
1/9/18 6:23pm
that's what I would do, but I'm in UT and she's in AZ.
jdub
1/9/18 6:36pm
Odds are it wasn't anything too malicious. Most really bad stuff comes through
mudpupper
1/9/18 6:41pm
She's probably fine. I agree with running Malwarebytes. If that doesn't pick
sortsol
1/9/18 6:44pm
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