Tech Q&A: Recovering files after your PC is attacked

Q: I read your column about CryptoWall (tinyurl.com/z43tzdw), the malicious software that encrypts your files and holds them for ransom. Can normal PC operations be restored by reloading the original files from a previous backup of my entire PC hard drive? — Dennis Le Vesque, Brooklyn Center, Minn. A: It depends on which of the […]