Just got hit with the CryptoWall Virus
Walked into my research office at LSU this morning and noticed that my computer screen was still on and fully lit up. I have one screen filled up with an advertisement for “Perfect Birthday Cake for Children,” and a Notepad text window on the other screen informing me that:
“What happened to your files ?
All of your files were protected by a strong encryption with RSA-2048 using CryptoWall.”Since I did NOT download any files or packages before I left last night, it’s a mystery how this got into my machine. The LSU Network people are now investigating this.
Thank goodness I had it all backed up on another machine!
Log in to reply.