Warning: cryptolocker - a really bad ransomware (Read 1633 times)

Jl808

Warning: cryptolocker - a really bad ransomware
« on: January 11, 2014, 05:02:01 PM »
Be very careful of getting infected with this one. It is a really bad one.

If you get infected, it encrypts your data and won't decrypt it unless you pay the ransom. Not paying soon enough will get your stolen data sold to anyone willing to pay.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoLocker

Make sure you have an offline backup of your important data in case you ever do get hit by it.
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macsak

Re: Warning: cryptolocker - a really bad ransomware
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2014, 05:16:15 PM »
Be very careful of getting infected with this one. It is a really bad one.

If you get infected, it encrypts your data and won't decrypt it unless you pay the ransom. Not paying soon enough will get your stolen data sold to anyone willing to pay.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoLocker

Make sure you have an offline backup of your important data in case you ever do get hit by it.

i've been getting a lot of these lately
http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=80353&sid=7c117a98a5199d399f7417b1007a9825

Jl808

Warning: cryptolocker - a really bad ransomware
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2014, 05:23:13 PM »
Yeah be careful of ads with malware payloads while web / Facebook browsing, or of suspicious email attachments or web links.
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