The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has cautioned its employees against a virus attack ‘Ransomware‘, which encrypts computer data and restores it upon payment of ransom.
“It is being informed that a virus attack named “Ransomware” has been launched worldwide on Microsoft Operating Systems specially windows 7 and 10, which encrypts the data and attacker demand ransom from the user to restore the same,” read a circular issued by the high court’s additional registrar (Information Technology). The staffers have been advised to follow the below-given steps in order to avoid such an unpleasant situation: Create a backup of the important official data in Z-Drive of your computer; Do not plug the USB into official computers; Share the data using Email services or through local network; Do not install or add new plugins in your browser; and Avoid opening unnecessary websites or unauthentic web-links.
