CryptoLocker ransom-ware becoming more prolific every day
Thursday, 7. November 2013
We have received reports that the CryptoLocker ransom-ware is becoming more prolific every day.
CryptoLocker ransom-ware is a malware program that when ran, will search all connected drives on your Windows PC, and then using strong public/private key encryption, proceeds to encrypt all of your data files it can find.
What it does:
Once it is done encrypting all the data files it can find, it will delete the private portion of the encryption key, and present the user with a popup. This popup informs the user that they have been infected and must pay $300 dollars via Bitcoin to receive the key to regain access to the data.
