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I subscribe to a Computer guy that is very much in the know on viruses, etc. I received this today and thought I would share it. VIRUS ALERT Cryptolocker The Crypto Locker virus is considered to be a historically devastating virus because it holds your computer hostage until you pay a ransom. The Crypto Locker virus is easy to get and almost impossible to get rid of, unless you pay a ransom of up to $700. “The CryptoLocker Virus - which not only has the potential to destroy a computer hard drive, but holds the computer owners data ransom -infects computers through a legitimate-looking email, usually from a reputable company like FedEx or UPS,” reported University Herald on Oct. 26, 2013. More specifically, the Crypto Locker virus is typically spread through emails that pretend to be customer support related issues from Fedex, UPS, DHS, etc. These emails contain a zip attachment that when opened will infect the computer. These zip files contain executables that are disguised as PDF files as they have a PDF icon and are typically named something like FORM_101513.exe or FORM_101513.pdf.exe. Since Microsoft does not show extensions by default, they look like normal PDF files and people open them. The Crypto Locker virus, also written as CryptoLocker virus, is a ransomware computer program which holds your computer hostage until you pay a ransom. Holding your computer hostage, in this case, means that you will not be able to use any information on your computer. IMPORTANT The Crypto locker virus talked about below is very serious. Currently, there are two variants out there. We have a fix for one, and the other we do not. If you get this virus and do not have a backup, you will lose all your documents, databases etc. We can remove the malware easily, but they encrypt all your files. This information cannot be accessed after the encryption takes place. Make Sure you have a backup of all your data. We offer a free backup solution called Larry Backup which will allow you to back up 2 GB of data for free. Call us at 248-360-8967 if you need further information.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:56:15 +0000

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