Call an expert to get professional advice on next steps.Disconnect all backups on your network including other non-infected devices.If you have been compromised then immediately change all of your organisation’s network and on-line passwords.You should also shut down all other devices on your network. If one of your computers gets infected, then immediately disconnect it from the network & shut down the infected machine.Before you consider Cryptolocker removal you must immediately do the following to minimise impact on your machine and network (it can spread to others on your network) If you get a Cryptolocker pop up message on your screen it will generally say that all your files have been locked & encrypted, this means the execute file is in progress or finished the encryption. Consider moving more of your data into cloud storage (not OneDrive or synced storage).Consider purchase of a specialist anti cryptolocker tool.
The bottom line is to always be careful when opening email attachments. These emails can also come from a spoofed account that may look legitimate or even appear to be from someone you know. They may receive an email that they weren’t expecting or something may look wrong about it.
Cryptolocker is propagated via infected email attachments, and via a botnet when activated, the malware encrypts certain types of files stored on local and mounted network drives using RSA public key cryptography. Recently new variants have appeared that are essentially the same Trojan, but are much more effective in preventing Cryptolocker removal & data retrieval. Once your data is encrypted you are in big trouble! Data retrieval & Cryptolocker removal is a big deal.
Cryptolocker doesn’t discriminate, from the single user to the largest corporate network, it can invade and lock down all data inside the network.
The Cryptolocker family of ransomware viruses and look-alikes (CTB Locker, Cryptowall, Torrent Locker, Locker, Locky etc.) are now well known as one of the major causes of data corruption and data loss across the world.