here is a sure way of doing it 

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2485214/microsoft-windows/cryptolocker-how-to-avoid-getting-infected-and-what-to-do-if-you-are.html

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 9:51 AM, geoffrey gitagia <ggitagia@gmail.com> wrote:

@Mark thats probably the best , but i was talking of being proactive and how not to get hit , but also remember some ransonware can lay in wait till its activated (delayed attack)

https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/134999-quick-qustions-about-cryptolocker-other-ransomware/

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/11/04/cryptolocker-ransomeware-crooks-offer-late-payment-penalty-option/

http://www.reddit.com/r/Malware/comments/2tgqp8/new_software_to_detect_encrypted_files/

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 9:25 AM, Mark Kipyegon via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

On 09/02/2015 08:35, geoffrey gitagia via skunkworks wrote:
> Best way to deal with crypto ware ... pay the guy , decrypt , painfully
> backup each file and folder to a clean drive (this step makes sure you dont
> copy over the infecting file) , format your drive , restore only important
> files from the backup drive ...  Please note that not many antiviruses (if
> any) know how to deal with these.
>

This is bad advice IMO.

Automatic backups are fairly easy to setup and paying the ransom
shouldn't even be considered.

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