ransomware!

[{KHH}squAshy]

my computer has ransomware. it is a u- kash virus. it locked my computer and demanded 100$ in fuel card pin#'s. it will not allow safe mode. it did allow safe mode with command until i found my way to anti-malwarebytes and scanned. now it will not allow me to access anything! anything i can do before i bring it to the shop??

[{KHH}odiecowa]

That's weird. I never knew such a thing existed. I'm assuming you've done all the googling about how to get rid of it with places like, malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-police-trojan/
guides.yoosecurity.com/how-to-remove-microsoft-windows-ukash-virus-that-blocked-pc-asked-for-payment-100-pounds-or-euros/

The best luck I've had with virus removal is plugging the hard drive into a different computer and doing all the cleanup from that computer.

[{KHH}squAshy]

yes , i have been through all of those steps. (for hours) and slowly was locked further and further out of my computer. i do not see the u-kash screen anymore. just a black one. plugging another computer into it is well beyond my capabilities. thanks odie

[{KHH}squAshy]

hepefully up and running for the weekend. complete wipe and upgrade to windows 8. anyone tried it? or have it?

[{KHH}yessir]

Hopefully you get it fixed. May I ask what VP are you using? I have the full Norton Suite and it seems to be working just fine so far. Of course I have to turn it off when I play. Just hope I can't get a virus within the game.

[{KHH}odiecowa]

I ditched windows 8 and went back to windows 7. I only did that because I was able to get Windows 7 for free (student). It will take a bit to get used to and you'll want to read up on the settings and how to make it more user friendly, but I'm sure you'll be fine after a month.

I use Avast! antivirus. Free and it's saved me from some nasties.

[{KHH}squAshy]

i used avg and malware antibytes. but my malware was out of date:(