A new virus has been spreading lately – mainly through email attachments disguised as shipping notices from UPS and the like. The trojan virus “ransomware” encrypts the computer’s documents, pictures, music and other personal files making them inaccessible. It then demands a $300 ransom be paid within a few days to decrypt the files, or the files become inaccessible forever.
Anti-virus programs have been mainly unsuccessful at detecting or blocking this new virus since it is rapidly changing and evolving, and the Anti-virus vendors are having a hard time keeping up with it. Since no anti-virus program is 100% effective at detecting viruses, you need to follow some basic computer safety tips so that you don’t get this new virus.
To help avoid from getting this new virus, follow the information in the following articles:
– How to spot fake email from legitimate companies
– Disable Java in your web browser