{"id":115,"date":"2015-03-17T18:26:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T18:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/?p=115"},"modified":"2015-03-17T18:26:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T18:26:04","slug":"dont-pay-up-to-ransomware-computer-repair-corona-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/dont-pay-up-to-ransomware-computer-repair-corona-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Pay Up to Ransomware | Computer Repair Corona, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/?attachment_id=72\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72\" title=\"computer-repair-virus\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/computer-repair-virus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve visited the webpages of The Huffington Post or LA Weekly, you may have contracted a virus. This virus seems to have only affected people running Windows PCs using outdated browsers such as Internet Explorer 8. The culprit is a ransomware called Kover malware, with ransomware the threat operator takes control of your computer and locks it. The malware ran on AOL ads between Dec.31 till Jan.5<sup>th<\/sup>, says researchers, and there have been around 15,000 infections.<\/p>\n<p>Once Kover locks your computer it figures out your location and tailors a message saying that you have broken the law. This message that appears on your screen states that you have to pay a fine before a certain deadline or you will face severe fines and jail time. This \u201cfine\u201d is a ransom and typically they want you to pay around $300 to regain the use of your computer. Kover targets people who have visited adult websites, but anyone is fair game with this malware. Kover will manufacture their own \u201cevidence\u201d and lock your screen.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to keep in mind that if you do contract this malware, paying the ransom will not restore or remove the malware from your system. Don\u2019t be a victim, use trusted browsers and sources to keep you and your computer protected.<\/p>\n<p>If you think you may have contracted a virus or are in need computer repairs, call <strong>Up &amp; Running Computer Solutions in Corona, CA<\/strong> for help at 951-737-8558. We can repair your computer and get you back up and running! To learn more about our company or to put in a service request visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urcs.net\">www.urcs.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Proudly serving Corona, Riverside, Anaheim, Irvine, Newport Beach, Tustin and all surrounding areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve visited the webpages of The Huffington Post or LA Weekly, you may have contracted a virus. This virus seems to have only affected people running Windows PCs using outdated browsers such as Internet Explorer 8. The culprit is a ransomware called Kover malware, with ransomware the threat operator takes control of your computer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20,32],"tags":[11,23,38,25],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117,"href":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions\/117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urcs.net\/computer-solutions-computer-repair-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}