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28/01/2019

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15/10/2018

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22/01/2018

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10/12/2017

24/07/2017

As you may be aware, there've been a number of fairly high profile news articles about the outbreak of a type of malware called CryptoLocker. What is CryptoLocker?

CryptoLocker is a ransomware program that targets all versions of Windows computers. This ransomware will encrypt files using a strong encryption that is almost impossible to crack. When it has finished encrypting your files, it will display a CryptoLocker payment program that prompts you to send a ransom payment in order to decrypt the files. If the payment is not made in time, access to all of the files will be lost.

How do you become infected with CryptoLocker?
This infection is typically spread through emails sent to company email addresses that pretend to from Fedex, UPS, DHS, or even invoices. These emails traditionally contain a zip file that when opened will infect the computer. These zip files contain executables that are disguised as PDF files , office files or any sort of document that can use macros. The infection can also spread and infect other computers on the network.

How to prevent infection:
While we have cutting edge protection against malware and malicious emails, threats are changing all the time. Please DO NOT open emails from unknown senders or anything you think might be suspicious. Further reading below:

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/101/2016/03/how-to-beat-ransomware-prevent-dont-react/

The best way to stop attacks like the recent WanaCry outbreak is to prevent them from ever happening in the first place. We can tell you how to beat ransomware at its own game.