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Cryptolocker ransomware ‘infects about 250,000 PCs’ since September

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Dec

2013

London, Dec. 25 : A powerful form of ransomware, Cryptolocker, has infected about quarter of a million Windows computers, a new report by security researchers has revealed.

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Security App of the Week: Bitdefender Anti-CryptoLocker

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Dec

2013

CryptoLocker is highly problematic these days. The threat is designed to encrypt certain files found on infected computers and keep them that way until the user agrees to pay a ransom that can be as high as a couple of thousands of dollars. Currently, theres no way of recovering encrypted files if you dont have […]

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Can avast! protect me against CryptoLocker?

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Nov

2013

Question of the week: I have read frightening stories about CryptoLocker locking computers. I don’t have $200 to pay blackmailers for my own files. How do I protect myself from getting attacked? Does avast! protect from CryptoLocker?“Avast! Antivirus detects all known variants of CryptoLocker thanks to our automated processing and CommunityIQ,” said Pavel Sramek, researcher […]

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