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New Virus be cautious of Word and invoice attachemts

4/4/2016

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There is a new virus going around the email circuit called the Lockkey virus.  This is  usually distributed through email as, either a word document, or something that looks like an invoice.  When the attachment is opened it triggers the virus and encrypts all of your pictures and documents on the computer.  Then it will tell you that you can get your documents back by paying them money.  Usually around $300.

The encryption they use is unbreakable other than by them.  We can remove the virus so that the computer is usable again but you will either have to recreate the documents, recover them from a backup or pay the ransom.

One way to avoid this virus is to NEVER open an email attachment unless you know the sender meant to send it to you.

One way to keep this kind of thing from being much of a problem is to have a good backup system so you have something to recover.

If you do get an infection like this, turn off the computer as soon as you notice.  If not it could affect other machines in the same house or office.
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    Larry Goodman is the owner and founder of Computer Solutions.  In his spare time he likes to play on and shop for computers.

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