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Trojan encrypts files, demands ransom

Mar 14, 2006 5:43AM PST

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Been Around
Mar 14, 2006 6:01AM PST

This type of trojan has been around for a while. I would get law enforcement involved and pay with a credit card if they would take it. Sometimes crooks are that stupid.

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They've been around?
Mar 14, 2006 6:17AM PST

Wow, I didn't know that. This was the first I've ever heard of them. That would be funny if the crooks were stupid enough to be traceable once you paid them. Happy

-Terry