LG has donated to Darren Cauthon New Year's Secret Hidden Recovery Instructions for Google TV used when hit by ransomware.
The company initially asked for more money than it cost TV but relented and agreed to offer instructions on bringing the TV back when Cauthon took to Twitter to express his displeasure.
Television was infected by Darren Cauthon's wife when she tried to download an application that promised free movies. Instead, he installed the ransomware, which was asking for 500 dollars to unlock Google TV.
Cauthon reported that LG gave him the reset steps on factory settings and did not want to disclose them publicly as they are not known even to its customer support technicians.
Darren Cauthon knew his TV was infected when he saw the Christmas a message purporting to be FBI. The message stated that suspicious files were found and that the owner would have to pay a fine.
But let's see how he managed to delete the ransomware, and let's just mention the following simple steps that might apply to other Google TVs.
With the TV off, place your finger on the settings symbol and then another finger on key των καναλιών προς τα κάτω (όταν θέλετε να κατεβείτε channela). Then take the finger from the settings, and then from the button with the channels. Then navigate using the volume keys to find the wipe data/ factory reset option.
See the video explaining the steps described above
