What prompted this article wasn’t search engine optimization, but my unpleasant experience with the Cryptolocker Trojan (difference between a virus, trojan, worm & bot). This article will show you what you can do to prevent losing your photos and data whether personal or business.  I thought I was too smart for this to happen to me!  I was wrong.

Previous viruses and malware attacked your computer, used it for malicious purposes or stole passwords.  The new breeds do that and then encrypt your files so you can’t use them unless you pay money.  This is called ransomware.