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Now when ransomware tries to take over your computer, there’s something you can be sides pay up: stop it, buy more time to deal with it or mitigate the damage it might do. These options include both hardware and software approaches IT pros can take to defeat the malware, a group at this weekend’s Security […]

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An active phishing campaign that is probably targeting Australian users has been spotted by security researchers to drop a new type of ransomware, which contains elements from CryptoLocker and CryptoWall but with a totally different underlying code. Dubbed TorrentLocker, the fresh ransomware proceeds to encrypt specific files on the affected computer and then displays a […]

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Users whose files have been encrypted by the infamous CryptoLocker now have a chance to recover their data without having to pay the ransom fee demanded by the cybercriminals. The service is provided by FireEye and Fox IT and is available as a web page where users can submit an encrypted file sample for analysis. […]

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