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.
TV infected by Darren Cauthon's wife when she tried to download an app that promised free movies. Instead, however, he installed the ransomware, which demanded $500 to unlock Google TV.
Cauthon reported that LG had given him the steps to restore the factory settings and did not want to reveal it publicly, as neither his customer support technicians are known.
Darren Cauthon realized his TV was infected when he saw Christmas One message που υποτίθεται ότι ήταν FBI. Το μήνυμα ανέφερε ότι βρέθηκαν ύποπτα αρχεία και ότι ο ιδιοκτήτης θα έπρεπε να πληρώσει ένα 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 turned off, place your finger in the settings symbol and then another finger on the channel button down (when you want to get down channels). Then take the finger out of the settings, and after the channel button. Then navigate using the volume keys to find wipe data / factory reset.
See the video explaining the steps described above
