I got hit by FBI Moneypack Virus. Now what?

In My Humble Opinion
1

This is the virus that locks your computer and says you need to pay $X to get it unlocked. It looks like an FBI web site, but then says you have to go to Walgreens (or some other place) and get a card to pay them.

I don’t know how the hell I got it off my screen, but I did. I unplugged my router and cut power to my Mac. I clicked and clicked and finally was able to restart my computer.

So, my question is: Now what? Do I need to do some security sweep of my computer? Do I need to change all my passwords?

2

I use Hitman Proto remove the FBI malware. It provides a 30 day trial of the full program, after which you may purchase it for future use.

It also includes a feature called “Kickstarter”, which allows you to create a bootable USB flash drive which will bypass the FBI lockout screen.

3

The Norton Method.
Various other options.

4

I should have noted that I have a MacBook Pro with IO X version 10.8.3

5

Wow. I wasn’t aware the FBI malware had been adapted for Mac. I’ll bet that will come as a surprise to a lot of people.

6

I’ve had good luck booting into safemode and using Malwarebytes and Combofix. Sometimes you have to run it more than once, resetting after each run to totally clean it up.

7

What about going down and buying a Moneypak to pay off the FBI? Can never be too safe! In for a penny, in for a pound!

:smiley:

8

According to this, it’s not actually a Trojan, but an exploit of Safari’s Javascript system. Apparently, if you just closed the window enough times, it would eventually go away.

9

Looks like once it’s gone, it’s gone. I wouldn’t have thought I tried 150 times, but I guess I did. I was clicking like crazy, hoping that the expression about the definition of insanity didn’t apply. :slight_smile: