Krlock Ransomware will immediately begin encoding your files, since it's ransomware. Ransomware is categorized to be a very severe infection because file-decryption isn't possible in all cases. What's worse is that it's fairly easy to contaminate your device. If you have recently opened a strange email attachment, clicked on a dubious advert or downloaded an application promoted on some shady site, that's how it infected your device. As soon as the ransomware is finished encoding your files, a ransom note will appear, decryptor. The ransom varies from ransomware to ransomware, some demand $1000 or more, some might settle with $100. Paying is not something you be considering doing do, so consider all scenarios. Don't forget these are criminals you're dealing with and they may not give you anything, even after you make the payment. If you take the time to look into it, you'll certainly find accounts of people not recovering data, even after paying. This kind of thing may happen again or your device might crash, so it would be better to invest the money into backup. From USBs to cloud storage, there are many options, you just have to pick the right one. And if by chance you do have backup, simply terminate Krlock Ransomware and then proceed to data recovery. This isn't likely to be the last time you'll get contaminated with some kind of malicious software, so you have to prepare. To guard a computer, one should always be on the lookout for potential malware, becoming informed about how to avoid them.
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