Cryptolocker is a nasty piece of malware that encrypts the files on your setup and holds them ransom.

If you don’t pay for a code to unlock the files, you don’t get them back.

FireEye and Fox-IT recently launched a tool to help users get their files back.

We recentlycovered the best antivirus softwareand that’s your best line of defense.

No antivirus is foolproof, but it can go a long way.

Over at FoolishIT, they’ve gotCyrptopreventa program designed specifically to block this key in of attack.

Reliable, cloud-based backup.

If you could’t decrypt the files, the only way to get your data back is from a backup.

In this case, your recovery options are better withan online backup service.