I know its been a few weeks since I have posted any content but I have been in a job transition and learning a new computer environment. I am now seeing a trend I have not seen in a while. While free software/games are not always free they tend to be bundled with ad-ware or malware. Time and time again I see antivirus this does […]
So my previous blog was specific to the Cryptowall ransomware. That piece of ransomware in addition to others are hopefully not going to become the new trend on electronic file extortion for money. While speaking with a client of mine last week I was informed their computer was infected with the Cryptolocker 2.0 ransomware. I began to research what is other safeguards can we put in place […]
This week I was presented with a computer that was infected with the latest ransomware cryptowall 2.0. How do you know you have this virus? Usually every folder on your computer will include (unencryption instructions). Similar to other previous variations of ransomware, this current version will encrypt all files including word documents, pdf’s and photos. (It was noted that this client had several years of their […]
