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CryptoLocker - watch out! - whizzer - 14-11-2013 14:39
Everybody watch out! CryptoLocker is a new and nasty computer infection which encrypts your files and demands a ransom to unlock them.
CyrptoLocker is different from other types of “ransomware” that freeze your computer and demand payment. Those can usually be removed which restores access to your files and documents. But not CryptoLocker – it encrypts your files. There’s only one decryption key and unless you pay the ransom within 3 days that key will be destroyed. And after that nobody will ever be able to restore your files. They are gone forever.
RE: CryptoLocker - watch out! - TheWatcher - 14-11-2013 19:29
(14-11-2013 14:39 )whizzer Wrote: Everybody watch out! CryptoLocker is a new and nasty computer infection which encrypts your files and demands a ransom to unlock them.
CyrptoLocker is different from other types of “ransomware” that freeze your computer and demand payment. Those can usually be removed which restores access to your files and documents. But not CryptoLocker – it encrypts your files. There’s only one decryption key and unless you pay the ransom within 3 days that key will be destroyed. And after that nobody will ever be able to restore your files. They are gone forever.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoLocker for more info.
RE: CryptoLocker - watch out! - circles_o_o_o - 14-11-2013 20:23
It's a good idea to enable viewing of file extensions.
I had an .exe file disguised as a faulty jpg file a couple of weeks back, from a batch of celeb pics.
Don't know what it would have done - binned it straight off. But wouldn't have known if I'd just been using the default folder settings.
RE: CryptoLocker - watch out! - TheWatcher - 16-11-2013 21:52
Article about it on BBC site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24964426
RE: CryptoLocker - watch out! - dominar rygel xvi - 04-06-2014 22:31
The FBI have identified the person they believe is behind the crytolocker ransomware, someone by the name of Evgeniy Bogachev, who they say has made millions out of it.
RE: CryptoLocker - watch out! - Charlemagne - 04-06-2014 22:39
So you should be OK if you don't open any unexpected EMail attachments...
RE: CryptoLocker - watch out! - Billy_Nomates - 06-06-2014 17:47
(04-06-2014 22:39 )Charlemagne Wrote: So you should be OK if you don't open any unexpected EMail attachments...
Yes, they come from emails that should be sent to your spam folder. Beware though that if you use Hotmail or Outlook these dodgy emails don't go to the spam folder they go straight into the In folder. Hotmail and Outlook are really poor at preventing spam in the first instance. They leave it up to you to deal with it once it's in the Inbox.
