Pops up from nowhere :goggleeyes:
http://malwaretips.com/blogs/metropolitan-british-police-virus/ (http://malwaretips.com/blogs/metropolitan-british-police-virus/)
Got it on mine looking at some locomotives on Google Images.
Successfully removed with 'Malwarebytes Anti-Malware' I'm not
advertising this program but, it works :thumbsup:
Roger
The program is embedded into flash videos and is then set to reload at a later time
It is also dead easy to remove on Windows, especially in Safe Mode
However, it is quite difficult to remove from iPhone
I don't want to click on the link to find out! :uneasy:
you know what they say about the Metropolitan Police
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its the best police force money can buy :smiley-laughing:
Quote from: mjkerr on January 27, 2015, 01:45:14 PM
The program is embedded into flash videos and is then set to reload at a later time
It is also dead easy to remove on Windows, especially in Safe Mode
However, it is quite difficult to remove from iPhone
Must be pretty difficult to get it onto the iPhone too as it doesn't use flash.
Quote from: Zwilnik on January 27, 2015, 03:26:22 PMMust be pretty difficult to get it onto the iPhone too as it doesn't use flash.
That is correct, as the video embedded format is different (and the list was too long to list here)
The majority of reports are from flash video used in Windows OS
As a result most affected people think the issue lies with Windows itself, but due to the delay in the program it may not have been realised it was from watching a flash video
On the iPhone there is a similar delay, however the response from the App is quite different (allowing access to Safari in order to fix the issue)
The main issue comes when the iPhone is switched off then back on again where all access is denied
Quote from: mjkerr on January 27, 2015, 04:43:00 PM
Quote from: Zwilnik on January 27, 2015, 03:26:22 PMMust be pretty difficult to get it onto the iPhone too as it doesn't use flash.
That is correct, as the video embedded format is different (and the list was too long to list here)
The majority of reports are from flash video used in Windows OS
As a result most affected people think the issue lies with Windows itself, but due to the delay in the program it may not have been realised it was from watching a flash video
On the iPhone there is a similar delay, however the response from the App is quite different (allowing access to Safari in order to fix the issue)
The main issue comes when the iPhone is switched off then back on again where all access is denied
I'm assuming that makes it a jailbroken iPhones issue (i.e. not an iPhone problem, just a jailbreak problem)? I can't find any reference to it on iOS, just Windows.
Quote from: Zwilnik on January 27, 2015, 08:45:29 PMI'm assuming that makes it a jailbroken iPhones issue (i.e. not an iPhone problem, just a jailbreak problem)? I can't find any reference to it on iOS, just Windows.
No, I've fixed this issue on three iPhones now, all using genuine software
Quote from: mjkerr on January 28, 2015, 07:40:02 AM
Quote from: Zwilnik on January 27, 2015, 08:45:29 PMI'm assuming that makes it a jailbroken iPhones issue (i.e. not an iPhone problem, just a jailbreak problem)? I can't find any reference to it on iOS, just Windows.
No, I've fixed this issue on three iPhones now, all using genuine software
Have you got a link to info on the iOS version? I can file a RADAR bug on Safari if need be.
There was a more evil version of this virus a few months ago that managed to prevent start-up in safe mode so was a right pig to get rid of.
Rob