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Originally Posted by Luke2
I have a question about my Laptop. I have got by all my file some strange extensions on the end and I can not open them now. For example my file: shakespear_strong.doc is shakespear_strong.doc.zepto now. What is it? Is it realy a virus that blocks everything? Because I can not open all my files and fotos.
Google gives not much information about it. I found some infos on: http://soft2secure.com/knowledgebase/zepto-files-virus
Are there any good PC Expert pages? Whom can I ask? |
Zepto is a Ransomware software that when it infects your computer, it encrypts all the files in it. The bad news with this virus is that, once it infects your computer, your critical files are encrypted with strong encryption and it is practically impossible to decrypt them.
This Cryptolocker Ransomware demands that you make a payment of 300$ or 300€ in a specific period of time (e.g. 72h or 100h), through a payment service (e.g. MoneyPak, Ukash, PaySafeCard, etc.) in order to unlock your files. otherwise -after that period- nobody can restore or decrypt them.If you want more information then you could visit
http://www.pcvirusexpert.com and search your queries there. They have a nice collection of PC malware and provide solution to fix them.