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what is policesitewatch.org? - UnashamedToBeThe3% - 04-28-2014 07:41 PM
It just locked up my computer saying I was veiwing child porn and downloading illegal mp3 files Ive not i was reading a book on a website.
It says I have to pay 300$ is it real?
I only found one website claming its fake there is no other information on it
- steve_loir - 04-28-2014 07:44 PM
It is a scam, malware.
Probably Malwarebytes Free will remove it.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
- Fred - 04-28-2014 07:51 PM
Scam. Restart the machine in safe mode with networking. Download the free scanner from http://malwarebytes.org. Run the full scan.
- bestrunningback123 - 04-28-2014 07:55 PM
SAME thing just happened to me holy shit. I thought the police were gonna come knocking.
- Insane_mad_maniak - 04-28-2014 08:01 PM
it's a scam/phishing site.
to get rid of it follow these steps:
1, start the computer and keep pressing the F8 key (even if the computer starts to beep).
2, from the list select 'safe mode with networking
3, once started download this:
Malwarebytes
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
4, install, update and do a full system scan, delete what is found and then restart the computer.
- Matt Schetman - 04-28-2014 08:05 PM
Just force quit your browser and restart your computer.
- john - 04-28-2014 08:10 PM
Malwarebytes should help you remove it. This is a scam. I got it myself on my Chrome browser. From what I found about the remedy is that you need to reset your browser to fix and remove this. Safari on Mac has this issue as well
- Adam - 04-28-2014 08:12 PM
holy fuck that same thing just happened to me and I was actually watching porn I was so scared thank god its just a virus
- Connie - 04-28-2014 08:18 PM
Do you have any antivirus like Malwarebytes or AVG, try to remove it with the antivirus. If you want to remove it manually, you need to get into safe mode and then remove its related processes, files and registry entries.
- pol_pak - 04-28-2014 08:24 PM
Policesitewatch.org is a suspicious and possibly dangerous website, which may be used by scammers to spread numerous ransomware to MS-Windows users.