11/03/2014
WARNING!!! too many times clients open attachments on an email which contains a cryptolocker type executable file. What this does is encrypts your documents to make them useless. And you can not un-encrypt them. They are toast!!
So, I can't stress enough, if you get an email with an attachment delete it immediately, don't be curious. This type of attachement is design in an email that looks so legitimate. It could be from FEDEX, DHL, UPS or a warning on you itunes account, etc.
NEVER OPEN AN ATTACHMENT UNLESS YOUR EXPECTING SOMETHING. And as per last weeks post...backup your data today, tomorrow the latest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoLocker
CryptoLocker was a ransomware trojan which targeted computers running Microsoft Windows[1] and was first observed by Dell SecureWorks in September 2013.[2][3] CryptoLocker propagated via infected email attachments, and via an existing botnet; when activated, the malware encrypts certain types of fil…