Crypto something attack encrypted my files, please help

[daddyrat]

Thanks for your reply. I am glad that this dr Web thong is just a coincidence. It was a fraction of the cost of the ransom so I am formats and happy. Mineddid cone in an email hidden as an invoice from a legitimate electricity provider.any way I'll take your advise. I'll back up more regularly and hopefully it will never happen again. 😊

[Juliet]

We have been reading about hits coming in from your part of the world and have been hit hard. And I do recall the notice saying it was to replicate notices from the Power company.

There are tools you might be interested in to help prevent future infections, or just to tell friends to help keep them and their machines protected.

CryptoPrevent places policy restrictions on loading points for ransomware (eg. CryptoWall), helping prevent the execution of malware.
Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit (MBAE) is designed to prevent zero-day malware from exploiting vulnerable software.


Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware

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It's worth looking into for computer protection.

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Let's remove tools and quarantine folders.

DelFix

• Please download DelFix or from Here and save the file to your Desktop.
• Double-click DelFix.exe to run the programme.
• Place a checkmark next to the following items:
• Activate UAC
• Remove disinfection tools
• Click the Run button.
• -- This will remove the specialized tools we used to disinfect your system. Any leftover logs, files, folders or tools remaining on your Desktop which were not removed can be deleted manually (right-click the file + delete).

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[Juliet]

Glad we could help.

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