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<blockquote data-quote="AC016" data-source="post: 442543" data-attributes="member: 9619">Some good info on prevention in the links below.&nbsp; The information in the links will also tell you what CTB locker is all about, what it does and how it usually infects systems.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/support-perspective-ctb-locker-and-other-forms-crypto-malware" target="_blank">Support Perspective: CTB-Locker and other forms of Crypto malware...and Upatre | Symantec Connect</a><a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/article/ctb-locker-virus-how-to-protect-your-systems-and-what-to-do-if-infected/" target="_blank">CTB-Locker virus: How to protect your systems, and what to do if infected - TechRepublic</a><a href="https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/25000/PD25696/en_US/McAfee_Labs_Threat_Advisory-CTB-Locker.pdf" target="_blank">https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/25000/PD25696/en_US/McAfee_Labs_Threat_Advisory-CTB-Locker.pdf</a>Knowing what you are up against is the best protection.&nbsp; Personally, i don't keep any files on my laptop.&nbsp; They are all offloaded onto my external hard drive, which is always offline until i want to use it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AC016, post: 442543, member: 9619"] Some good info on prevention in the links below. The information in the links will also tell you what CTB locker is all about, what it does and how it usually infects systems. [url=http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/support-perspective-ctb-locker-and-other-forms-crypto-malware]Support Perspective: CTB-Locker and other forms of Crypto malware...and Upatre | Symantec Connect[/url] [url=http://www.techrepublic.com/article/ctb-locker-virus-how-to-protect-your-systems-and-what-to-do-if-infected/]CTB-Locker virus: How to protect your systems, and what to do if infected - TechRepublic[/url] [url]https://kc.mcafee.com/resources/sites/MCAFEE/content/live/PRODUCT_DOCUMENTATION/25000/PD25696/en_US/McAfee_Labs_Threat_Advisory-CTB-Locker.pdf[/url] Knowing what you are up against is the best protection. Personally, i don't keep any files on my laptop. They are all offloaded onto my external hard drive, which is always offline until i want to use it. [/QUOTE]

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