Graham Cluley Security News has addressed the concerns of users dealing with an active crypto-malware infection. Paying the ransom should be the LAST thing you do but there are still some ways you can recover from a ransomware attack. Try to find a free decryption tool for your affected files using the Shadow Volume Copy Service (VSS) If theres no free decrypted tool available for the ransomware that infected your computer, try recovering your files using your data backup strategy. If youve been affected by a particular strain of ransomware, you should start at nomoreransom.org.”]
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