05/29/2014
Computer Security PSA: Today I saw probably the worse type of randomware I've ever seen. The clients computer was hijacked by a program (Cryptolocker) that encrypted all the hard drive files and all the network folders too.
Removing the "virus" is not the problem but decrypting the files is the real issue. Basically, to keep it simple, there is no way to decrypt them. So they gotta pay the $700 for the ransom so they can get their files back.
We called the local police, filed a police report and they also contacted the FBI. We hope that with this report their insurance will cover the expenses but they have already lost many hours of work.
So, if you have a Windows system and you want to prevent this threat you should probably read about it and run this program (2nd link):
link: http://www.foolish*t.com/posts/cryptolocker-prevention/
link for the installer: http://www.foolish*t.com/download/cryptoprevent-installer/
on the news: https://www.google.com/search?q=cryptolocker&oq=cryptolocker&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i59j0l4.1310j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=119&ie=UTF-8 =cryptolocker&tbm=nws
With all this mess about Cryptolocker going around, a lot of folks are looking to immunize themselves from this nasty bit of malware which will encrypt user files and hold them for ransom. Removal of the malware is easy with d7, but there is no known method to decrypt the files except by paying the…
