For about the 10th time recently I have been sent info from a good bunch of friends and Facebook followers about the new Cryptolocker virus, so I thought I would mention it so we can all be in the know.
First of all, the standard practice of safe surfing, doing your software updates (not just antivirus) and backing up everything, is the best defense.
Viruses have been “getting past” , antivirus (or being invited in) for a while now. Yup this one is new, but to me it’s the same old same old.
Back up your stuff…..NOW!
Don’t pirate stuff.
Don’t install 50 million games and “fun stuff” from unknown internet entities.
Even then there will be issues.
Just like life, the internet ain’t perfect. The honest truth is, I have been attacked more than once….and expect to get attacked again! Just recently some jerk hacked my website and used it (with other hijacked sites) to attack a major online company. One thing you might find interesting is that at least 2 people who I would consider much more experienced than I, don’t have antivirus on their computers! They don’t get many viruses because they don’t download and install a lot of junk. They ALWAYS do their internet updates and they backup their important data (just in case).
If you want more info on CryptoLocker, here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoLocker
or do a Google search on the subject.
While your at it, do a Google search on how to be safe on the internet. There is lot’s of good info out there.
Good luck.
For about the 10th time recently I have been sent info from a good bunch of friends and Facebook followers about the new Cryptolocker virus, so I thought I would mention it so we can all be in the know.
First of all, the standard practice of safe surfing, doing your software updates (not just antivirus) and backing up everything, is the best defence.
Viruses have been “getting past” , antivirus (or being invited in) for a while now. Yup this one is new, but to me it’s the same old same old.
Back up your stuff…..NOW!
Don’t pirate stuff.
Don’t install 50 million games and “fun stuff” from unknown internet entities.
Even then there will be issues.
Just like life, the internet ain’t perfect. The honest truth is, I have been attacked more than once….and expect to get attacked again! Just recently some jerk hacked my website and used it (with other hijacked sites) to attack a major online company. One thing you might find interesting is that at least 2 people who I would consider much more experienced than I, don’t have antivirus on their computers! They don’t get many viruses because they don’t download and install a lot of junk. They ALWAYS do their internet updates and they backup their important data (just in case).
If you want more info on CryptoLocker, here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoLocker
or do a Google search on the subject.
While your at it, do a Google search on how to be safe on the internet. There is lot’s of good info out there.
Good luck.