Darryl Collins
darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au
Wed Apr 2 20:36:08 CDT 2014
See << https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoLocker>> for more info on this. Or perhaps one of its variants. Easy to get infected and highly profitable. Good luck Darryl -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W Colby Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2014 12:27 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Unrecognized Database Format (Access 2007) ? Virus Infection It sounds like the encrypted file extortion scheme. They encrypt it, then "sell" the key to get the files unencrypted. Not good. John W. Colby Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 4/2/2014 9:02 PM, Brad Marks wrote: > All, > > Unfortunately, the small firm that I work for part time was infected with a nasty virus last week. This virus has somehow changed a large number of Word, Excel, PDF, and Access 2007 files so that they cannot be opened. > > For several years, virus prevention responsibilities have been outsourced to a local independent contractor. He has been onsite all week and is pulling his hair out. A virus protection package called Bit-Defender has been in use for a couple years. > > I know that this is a long shot, but I thought that someone here on AccessD may have run into this same problem. I am not responsible for virus prevention, but I would like to help solve this mystery. > > Thanks, > Brad > > --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com