G’day.
This has been on the news but just in case you missed it, watch out for the latest bout of Ransom virus that is going around.
It comes as an e-mail with an attachment or a link & it tries to get you to click the link or open the attachment.
As soon as you do, nothing obvious happens but the little bug runs off & encrypts all your data.
When it is finished, it pops up & tells you what it has done.
Then it gives you a ransom note to pay money within a set period of time, usually about 72 hours or you will lose your data forever.
Once your data is encrypted, you can kiss it goodbye forever.
Sometimes the e-mail comes from somebody you know, sometimes it doesn’t.
If it is somebody you know, ring them or send them an e-mail & ask them if they just sent you something.
If you find yourself asking “What’s this?” DO NOT OPEN IT!
This has been on the news but just in case you missed it, watch out for the latest bout of Ransom virus that is going around.
It comes as an e-mail with an attachment or a link & it tries to get you to click the link or open the attachment.
As soon as you do, nothing obvious happens but the little bug runs off & encrypts all your data.
When it is finished, it pops up & tells you what it has done.
Then it gives you a ransom note to pay money within a set period of time, usually about 72 hours or you will lose your data forever.
Once your data is encrypted, you can kiss it goodbye forever.
Sometimes the e-mail comes from somebody you know, sometimes it doesn’t.
If it is somebody you know, ring them or send them an e-mail & ask them if they just sent you something.
If you find yourself asking “What’s this?” DO NOT OPEN IT!
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