you just can’t find good hackers these days.
I would hate to think that people involved in criminal extortion would be liars as well.
Make sure you have
1)Avast Anti-Virus
2)MalwareBytes
3) CCleaner
AND USE THEM!
They are all free for home use and are the best
If you get one of these ransomware threats immediately shut off the power on your computer- it usually stops it from doing any damage and you can reboot normally
DONT CLICK ON ANYTHING
I seriously support the death penalty for hackers who release such malware. Any age, nationality, etc. No excuses, no appeal.
I would pull the trigger, push the plunger, spring the trap door, flip the electric switch, twist the garrote, crack the four horses on the ass, whatever.
These menaces make life suck more and cost everyone hundreds of millions of dollars. Yes, I would kill you over my digital music and photos.
Backups are important, people.
I have no sympathy at all for people who lose data when they didn’t take the elementary precaution of backing it up.
I always ask them to come on over for their ransom payment....
I wonder if that malware attacks only Windows?
Check websites here for safety:
http://global.sitesafety.trendmicro.com/
DO NOT CLICK ON DOWNLOADS OR ATTACHMENTS IN EMAILS UNLESS YOU ARE *SURE* *SURE* *SURE* OF WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM.
TALK TO THE SENDER *VERBALLY* FIRST!!!!
And of course:
Have multiple offline backups. Three or more of each file you own and love.
A few people have called in here at work to report ransom ware. Their pc’s go in for reimage and they lose all their files.
Virus creation should be a death penalty crime. Slow and painful.
Quick, someone tell Hillary!