A few days ago I came across CryptoLocker when I was trying to use my PC and it made me confused. A red interface popped up, telling me that I had to pay money in order to get back my files. If I refuse or I send the money after the deadline, I will never have the chance to get back my files. What happened? Can anyone tell me?
Get to know the true colors of CryptoLocker
CryptoLocker is detected as a ransomeware Trojan. It was first observed by Dell SecureWorks in September 2013. This ransomeware is famous enough that you can even find it on the Wikipedia. Its target is the one who uses Microsoft Windows. Your PC can infect this ransomeware by the mistaken click of email attachments or an existing botnet. Once installed, this ransomeware uses RSA public-key cryptography to encrypt some files on your PC and erodes network drives. And only the developer has the private key. Let’s look at the picture below.
