A growing number of incidents of the CBT Locker virus, which has more than 50 variants, has been spotted on campus. This virus is also considered ransomware and infects your PC when you visit lesser known websites and particularly if you download games and movies.
The ransomware copies all the data on your harddrive, encrypts and deletes it and you’re left with gibberish. A ransom fee is demanded, but the odds that you’ll get your data back at all, are slim.
There is no way to recover data if your PC has been attacked by one of the the Locker viruses.
• DO NOT open .ZIP attachments unless specifically requested from the sender. View the email header or send a separate email to validate the sender before opening attachments.
• Regularly back up data to your network space or an external hard drive. Data residing on user devices will be permanently lost in the event of a ransomware
• DO NOT click embedded hyperlinks in email. Although the Crypto Locker ransomware threat is normally sent as an attached .ZIP file, ransomware has been downloaded from opening malicious websites.
• Stay away from unknown, suspicious websites offering game or movie downloads and torrents and DO NOT click on any pop-ups.
• Report suspect email to sysadm@sun.ac.za.
Toenemende insidente van die CBT Locker virus, waarvan daar meer as 50 variante bestaan, word tans op kampus waargeneem. Hierdie virus word ook beskou as ransomware, en beland op jou rekenaar as jy minder bekende webwerwe besoek en byvoorbeeld speletjies of flieks aflaai.
Die ransomware kopieer alle data op jou hardeskyf, enkripteer en vee dit uit en slegs `n gebrabbel bly oor. `n Losprys word geëis as jy jou data wil terughê, maar die kans vir herwinning is skraal.
Daar is geen manier waarop die data teruggkry kan word as jou rekenaar besmet is met een van die Locker-virusse nie.
• MOENIE .ZIP aanhangsels oopmaak tensy spesifiek so versoek deur die sender nie. Kyk eers na die e-pos se hofie en stuur `n aparte e-pos om die sender te bevestig voordat jy die aanhangsel bloot oopmaak.
• Rugsteun jou data op `n gereelde basis na `n eksterne hardeskyf of jou netwerkspasie. Data op gebruikers se toestelle sal permanent verlore wees as dit besmet word deur ransomware.
• MOENIE op hiperskakels in e-posse kliek nie. Alhoewel die Crypto Locker ransomware soms deur minder van `n aangehegte .ZIP leêr gestuur word, kan dit ook afgelaai word deur skadelike webwerwe te besoek.
• Bly weg van onbekende, suspisieuse webwerwe en torrents wat speletjies of flieks aanbied en MOENIE op enige pop-ups kliek nie.
• Meld suspisieuse e-posse aan by sysadm@sun.ac.za
