Yahoo ad network used to spread CryptoWall ransomware

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August 11, Softpedia – (International) Yahoo ad network used to spread CryptoWall ransomware. A researcher at Blue Coat Systems identified a malicious advertising campaign that uses the Yahoo advertisement network to distribute malicious ads that direct users to malicious pages that attempt to serve a variant of the Cryptowall ransomware. The researcher also reported that the adsmail.us service was also used in the campaign. Source: Yahoo Ad Network Used to Spread CryptoWall Ransomware
 

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Hello azasandy and Community!!! I have a question to you. I have got this Cryptowall. They want money from me. It shows 500$. I found , for example: Remove CryptoWall ransomware and decrypt abducted files in Windows this site. But I am not sure if it is gut. Can you tell me what removal is good please. May be it is better for me to make PC-recovery. I have no important files on it. Thanks
 

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Actually, the best I've seen on that site is the use of back-ups.
Most likely the system restore will be disabled/removed, you can try to find a way to be able of using a system restore.
Since you don't have important files as you say, you could try to remove the cryptowall.
 

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