DEEJAYKEG Posted September 1, 2014 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted September 1, 2014 Despite the authorities' success against one ransomware threat, others remain including Cryptowall - said to have infected 625,000 computers worldwide. This article describes the threat, how machines typically become infected and the precautions one can take to minimise risk of infection. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/cryptolocker-cryptowall-ransomware-malware-viruses,27576.html#xtor=RSS-998 Awards
JohnnyNashville Posted September 1, 2014 Member ID: 25938 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 346 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1496 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 290 Achievement Points: 13343 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/17/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 13 Birthday: 08/08/1961 Device: Windows Posted September 1, 2014 Thanks for posting!! http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/cryptowall-ransomware-information Not being parinode...but I am backing up all my photos to a thumbdrive as I type...my games should be safe in Steam and Origin everything else not to worried about. JN
JohnnyNashville Posted September 1, 2014 Member ID: 25938 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 346 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1496 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 290 Achievement Points: 13343 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/17/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 13 Birthday: 08/08/1961 Device: Windows Posted September 1, 2014 If I disabled my back up drives in bio that should protect would that protect them? Really don't want to unplug the power to them... Thoughts? JN
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