Diary of a Network Geek

The trials and tribulations of a Certified Novell Engineer who's been stranded in Houston, Texas.

3/16/2006

Taking Hostages

Filed under: Geek Work,MicroSoft,News and Current Events,The Dark Side — Posted by the Network Geek during the Hour of the Dog which is in the evening time or 8:38 pm for you boring, normal people.
The moon is Waning Gibbous

No, not me. Work’s not that bad. Yet.
This time it’s a new virus that encrypts your special, important data and holds it for ransom. This is actually something that’s been talked about in security circles for years, but it’s been more of an urban legend than anything else. Now, it’s real. Updated your antivirus files lately?

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