12-04-2016 20:14 via news.yahoo.com

How to save your files from scary new ransomware without paying the ransom

A new type of PC ransomware hit users a couple of weeks ago and it's some of the most dangerous malware of its kind. While previous ransomware apps would encrypt just specific personal data on a computer, Petya can encrypt a victim’s entire startup drive. That means you would not even be able to boot up your computer without the encryption password and in order to obtain it, you would have to pay the ransom. However, it looks like there’s a critical error in Petya that lets
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