Re: [Sansevierias] Warning
hermine stover <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.plants.sansevieria.collectors |
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John, have you any idea how you got infected? how did you email Spyhunter, did you use a different machine? HOW TERRIFYING! those who would fool us are getting better and better at it all the time. hermine > > >This is real it just happened to me and it took me ages to get rid of it. >A few days ago I went to start my computer up and got a red screen >stating I had been on some illegal sites and my computer files were >frozen unless I paid them a large sum of money to them. >It took me the best part of two days and a lot of emails with >Spyhunter we managed to clear it up and they have now updated their >software now to cope with this threat. > >This is warning users about the CryptoLocker ransomware. Once this >malware has infected your computer it encrypts your files and >demands a ransom for the files to be decrypted. Often the message >demanding the ransom states the user has visited an illegal site or >done something wrong. > >We are recommending our users be careful about the sites they visit >as well as ensure they are using a quality security program. >Be Vigilant John > >-- > ><http://www.flickr.com/photos/sansevieria02/sets/>See my photo >Albums/sets here. > >"No One Lives Forever But We All Shine On" > >Cheers John