Although ransomware is not a new scourge in the computer world, a new variation has recently surfaced. The old ransomware would lock you out of your computer until you paid the hijacker a fee to unlock your system. This new variant encrypts your data files. You need a "Key" to un-encrypt the files.

Running this tool from Dr. Web might remove this malware.

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