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The catch is that you'll have to pay more than $2,000! Now, however, they say that you can get them back even after four days.

Hackers will only accept Bitcoin or a prepaid card like Green Dot MoneyPak.Īt first the criminals behind CryptoLocker said you had four days to pay or your files were locked forever. Regular credit cards are not accepted, either. The infection gives you up to 100 hours to pay the ransom fee and get your files back.

A message pops up demanding $100 or more to keep the infection from destroying everything on your hard drive. If you download and open the attachment, or click on the link, a CryptoLocker installs on your computer. However, it might contain a malicious link instead. The message will have an attachment that's a JPEG, PDF or other common file extension. The infection is delivered in a legitimate-looking email from a company like UPS or FedEx. If you get the infection, hackers will threaten to destroy all your files - unless you pay up fast. Because the email sounds and looks like the real thing, it's easyto become a victim. The infection is disguised in an email that looks like it's from a legitimate business like FedEx or UPS. It's called the CryptoLocker infection, and it's spreading like wildfire. Some of the following information I copied from a couple of emails from Kim Komando at with some editing on my part.

If your computer is running slow or you suspect that you may have an infection, give me a call to check it out! The sooner you call me, the easier it is to remove the malware.

Run scans of your computer with your anti-virus software as needed.

If your computer is infected, then your data can be restored from the remote backup.

Be sure to have a good remote backup of your data files such as Carbonite for personal computers or iBackup for Servers.Some of my customers have called the number on their screen and been infected with malware after giving remote access to their computer. Don’t call any support phone numbers that have informed you that your computer is infected.They usually have a pdf file or invoice file attached. Often malware is installed on your computer after clicking on an email that looks like it is from FedEx, UPS or Microsoft. Don’t click on any file attachments to emails unless you are 100% positive they are legitimate.It is a good idea to have your computer configured to automatically download and install all Windows recommended updates. Microsoft issues security updates to Windows whenever they discover a vulnerability. Make sure that all Windows updates are installed.How do I avoid getting my computer infected? Recent news regarding ransomware taking over computers!