Ransomware is NOT malware in the true sense of malware. Ransomware is more like you personally decide to run a program that encrypts your files, only this time it's not you :-)

AFAICT, no antivirus will ever detect ransomware. Again, ransomware requires the user to be gullible enough to run it. Sorry Kevin.

On 5 October 2016 at 19:19, alex watila via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

anti malware did not prevent the attack?

On 5 Oct 2016 18:55, Kevin Ochieng via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Hi Pals,

woke up today moring only to realise that all my folders in the server were affected and replaced by - SJAWv2LVfy.b674
- README HTML Application

Anyone gotten this attack before?

Kevin Ochieng'

Skype : kevinjanabi
Phone : +254 733229214
+254727217330

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