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Prevents, fies and removes the CryptoLocker Ransomware for free!
Published on November 9, 2013 By DrJBHL In Personal Computing

 

Since I wrote about the CryptoLocker malware which encodes your data files and holds them for ransom, HitmanPro has come out with free software to protect you from this malware which arrives in emails as a zip or pdf file and when opened, proceeds to work its ‘magic’ on your valuable files.

HitmanPro.Alert is now in 2.5 Beta, which contains two tools: The first detects browser intrusion, and the second detects suspicious file activity stops the malicious code and neutralizes it (CryptoGuard).

Not only that, it will remove the virus from your computer, and can be loaded from a USB drive to clean an infected computer as well.

I thought it best to bring this to everyone quickly. I have installed it…no problems nor glitches. This is just another layer of protection.

Here’s a good vid from SurfRight. It shows how CryptoLocker works, and how HitmanPro.Alert and CrytoGuard work:

 

Download link: http://www.surfright.nl/en/alert/cryptoguard


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on Nov 09, 2013

Downloaded...gonna check  it out...

on Nov 09, 2013

Good one Doc.

on Nov 09, 2013

If the software detects a browser intrusion it will ask you to download the scanning app and run a scan. I got rid of a bunch of tracking cookies that way. You don't have to download and scan, however. It will try to sell you that malware scan software.

on Nov 09, 2013

So the software only detects it and to get rid of it you need to purchase the scanner? Can you manually delete the stuff it finds without paying for the scanner?

on Nov 09, 2013

No, JC. If you have CryptoLocker it will fix and delete it. That's what this article is about.

As for OTHER malware you would have to get their antimalware, and it would only be detected if it caused an intrusion in your browser.

on Nov 09, 2013

Gotcha. It was the other malware that confused me but I have other software such as malwarebytes pro for that.

on Nov 09, 2013

Dl'd

on Nov 09, 2013

Got it, looking into it. Thanks! 

on Nov 09, 2013

Good looking out. Thanks!!!

on Nov 09, 2013

on Nov 09, 2013
Nice!
on Nov 09, 2013

Simple, straightforward tool.  Let's count on it workin'.  On my home rigs, gonna load it on all our workstations this week - no matter how many times we tell them, someone always forgets and clicks the 'x'.

Thanks, Doc!!

on Nov 10, 2013

 

Hitman Pro software is awesome.  Been using for years (since at one time it was about the only tool to effectively and quickly correct certain browser hijacks etc.).  The one problematic issue I've found with Hitman (the regular version) over the years I've been using it is that because it uses cloud scanning on some infected systems Hitman can't 'connect to the internet' and so then can't scan.   It is of course part of any solid emergency toolkit along with the various software offerings from emsisoft etc.

on Nov 10, 2013

I'm a big fan of Emisoft... they were the first with behavioral antiviral software.

on Nov 10, 2013

thanks doc.

harpo

 

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