I just came across this little gem today.
Turns out my daughter said she had a problem with her computer and asked if I had heard of cryptolocker.
I thought it was the FBI warning /give us $300 to unlock your computer,virus. This one is FAR worse.
It's been 'out' since September and still no solution. These ratbastards 2048bit encrypt your files..pics,movies,documents.....everything, unless you pay-up a certain$$ for the key. That means you can't see or use chit.
You can get rid of the program easy enough but you can't get your stuff to be usable.
Talk about a hard drive eater, this is the worst one to date.
My solution will be to reinstall windows for my daughter.
Best to read up a little on this virus so you can take some precautionary measures.
Cryptoprevent by fooli*hit.com is highly recommened by most geek sites.
http://www.fooli****.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/
I just installed it.
It's free, so why not.
For $20 you get life time automatic updates..............but who needs that. Just check once in awhile.
Another is rollback rx but I refuse to pay $79.
