Sunday, October 27, 2013

FYI: Ransomware 2.0

Read Ransomware 2.0 Comes to America
by Rob Cheng
http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2013/10/18/ransom-ware-2-0-come-america/?


What is Ransomware?

Ransomware comprises a class of malwarewhich restricts access to the computer system that it infects, and demands a ransompaid to the creator of the malware in order for the restriction to be removed. Some forms of ransomware encrypt files on the system's hard drive (cryptoviral extortion), while some may simply lock the system and display messages intended to coax the user into paying.

Info from Microsoft about Ransonware removal and how to avoid Ransomware.




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