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    Carbon Copy Cloner - Snapshots / Backups and Ransomware infections

    Hello all, I hope that this is the right forum section I am looking at a backup solution and most of my research concludes that one of the best options is Carbon Cope Cloner, a software by bombich. As they state on their website, the app offers "Snapshots - Bring back files that you thought...
  2. PinkyMacGodess

    Was Garmin hacked again? 20210913, down most of the afternoon.

    I was on their site earlier, 6-eastern time, and it worked, but a half hour later, and nothing. And now, 4 hours-ish later, and nothing. Someone is going to have some explaining to do if it's down again like before. Ouch...
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    Office 365 = ransomware?

    I've just spent days locked out of my copy of Office '11. The reason? A lapsed subscription to Office 365. I've owned Office '11 pretty much since its release. 4-years back I subscribed to 365 as I needed it for work at the time. When Office '16 became available I trialled it but found it was...
  4. TorTor24

    iMac locked up like Ft.Knox!

    I have a 2011 iMac that was of course working just fine. I got an alert it had been locked with my iCloud so powered up, and on the screen it says disabled try again in 60 minutes and has a fake email at the bottom to email if I can't get the iCloud unlock password. According to Apple, my iMac...
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    Resolved Corrupt Safari ?

    Hi everyone, It's late here, have been working on this problem for day and half time now to post the question , go to bed and try to forget it for awhile. For first time malware in form of ransomware has infected one of the computers in this house. Macbook Air, I don't know much about them I...
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    1-800-921-4167 Ransomware Scare Help!

    Hello all, Clicked on the wrong link on a web site and was diverted to a modified "blue screen of death" with a pop-up saying to call 1-800-921-4167 to get rid of the sudden technical difficulties my computer was now experiencing. There was a voiceover that my frantic clicking interrupted...
  7. J

    Screen locked with suspicious message

    While using my MAC, the screen went dim slowly from top to bottom, and a message appeared saying: You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button untilit turns off, then press the Power button again. It was also repeated in four languages. I am conserned that someone...