TechRepublic also has some info in a related article;
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/cryptowall-what-it-is-and-how-to-protect-your-systems/
I want the people that create such programs to suffer a miserable, painful, humiliating death that takes years.
I want the people that create such programs to suffer a miserable, painful, humiliating death that takes years.
Be sure to have a good backup that is not on line with the PC that can be infected.
Keep backups up to date.
Rebuild and restore is hit.
Do not pay these scum a dime.
These guys will help and you can save on another drive locally if you like:
http://www.code42.com/crashplan/
Free backup:
http://www.veeam.com/endpoint-backup-free.html
Creates an Boot ISO for restores.
Don’t get caught by these $#*!!-heads.