Mr.Dec ransomware is a file-encoding kind of malware, most commonly known as ransomware. These kinds of contaminations should be taken seriously, as they might lead to file loss. It's quite easy to infect your computer, which makes it a highly dangerous malicious program. If you have it, it's quite probably you opened a spam email attachment, clicked on an infected ad or fell for a fake download. As soon as it's running, it will launch its file encoding process, and when the process is complete, you'll be asked to buy a utility to decode data, which should in theory recover your data. How much money is demanded depends on the data encoding malicious program, you may be asked to pay $50 or a couple of thousands of dollars. Whatever amount is demanded of you, consider the situation carefully before you do. Keep in mind that you're dealing with crooks who may just take your money and not give anything in exchange. If you were left with still encrypted data after paying, we would not be surprised. It would be wiser to invest that money, or some part of it, into trustworthy backup instead of giving into the demands. We are sure you will find an option that matches your needs as there are many to choose from. And if by chance you do have backup, simply terminate Mr.Dec ransomware and then proceed to file recovery. This is not likely to be the last time you will get contaminated with some kind of malware, so you ought to prepare. In order to keep a computer safe, one must always be on the lookout for possible threats, becoming informed about how to avoid them.
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