TokyoTosho looks like it's been hacked.

(UPDATE: NO IT HASN'T. I need to pay closer attention to the calendar.)

All accesses (by me) are directed to a page which claims I've been infected by ransomware, that all my files have been encrypted, and giving instructions for paying ransom.

But my files are fine. I'm running a scan right now, but I don't expect it to turn up anything. I think it's just text, just a bluff. However, I'm not going to experiment with it to make sure, for obvious reasons.

And it would probably be a good idea for everyone to avoid TokyoTosho for a few days until the mods there notice (which shouldn't take long) and do something about it.

UPDATE: It claimed to be "Petya Ransomware" and there is indeed such a beast. But it doesn't act like what just happened to me. Meanwhile, Microsoft Security Essentials says I'm clean. Malwarebytes Antimalware is running now.

UPDATE: If this is a TokyoTosho April 1st joke, it's in terrible taste. On the other hand, if Malwarebytes turns up something else I didn't know about, it'll be rather ironic.

Meanwhile, BakaBT is running a joke, as well. Theirs is obnoxious but not frightening.

UPDATE: Malwarebytes also says I'm clean. I bet that the source for that page says "April Fool", or that entering a number at the prompt leads to a page that says that, but I don't intend to find out.

UPDATE: The page URL is http://www.tokyotosho.info/20160401/ which pretty much ices it. Bad TokyoTosho! Bad Dog! No doggie treat for you tonight!

Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Computers at 05:01 PM | Comments (9) | Add Comment
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