14-11-2013, 14:39
Everybody watch out! CryptoLocker is a new and nasty computer infection which encrypts your files and demands a ransom to unlock them.
CyrptoLocker is different from other types of “ransomware” that freeze your computer and demand payment. Those can usually be removed which restores access to your files and documents. But not CryptoLocker – it encrypts your files. There’s only one decryption key and unless you pay the ransom within 3 days that key will be destroyed. And after that nobody will ever be able to restore your files. They are gone forever.
CyrptoLocker is different from other types of “ransomware” that freeze your computer and demand payment. Those can usually be removed which restores access to your files and documents. But not CryptoLocker – it encrypts your files. There’s only one decryption key and unless you pay the ransom within 3 days that key will be destroyed. And after that nobody will ever be able to restore your files. They are gone forever.