ThiefQuest ransomware on Mac. Thoughts?

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  1. notremid

    notremid Producer

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    Any thoughts Mac Ableton Live users? I saw at least one post in this forum who got infected with the dreadful ransomware 'ThiefQuest' in this forum? Are there more cases? (hopefully not). I usually use R2R versions on my Mac.
    I am already near broke, ransomware will have to sell the large collection of my own nudes on the HDD online to make any money.

    Article:
    https://www.musicradar.com/news/her...s-to-your-files-and-expose-your-personal-data
     
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  3. Pinkman

    Pinkman Audiosexual

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    Set your own Firmware Password and you don't ever have to worry about ransomware attacks.
     
  4. Smoove Grooves

    Smoove Grooves Audiosexual

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    If it's the recent one that involved Little Snitch (but that Live was mentioned in), the ransomware was in Little Snitch.

    i.e. this one:
    https://audiosex.pro/threads/ransomware-on-osx-10-12-sierra.54432/
    which was then misunderstood by other sites, and then as a result, this slightly misinformed one:
    https://audiosex.pro/threads/beware...little-snitch-mixed-in-key.54506/#post-487134

    Strange that your link mentions Live but then goes on to say that the ransomware was actually in a Google Software Update!

    HI @Pinkman!
     
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