Horsia ransomware will encode your files, because it is ransomware. Infection could result in serious consequences, as encrypted data could be permanently inaccessible. Also it is quite easy to infect your system. Ransomware developers count on users being careless, as infection commonly gets in via spam email attachments, malicious adverts and bogus application downloads. Once the file encrypting malware is finished encrypting your files, you will see a ransom note, requesting money in exchange for a tool to decode your data. The sum you are asked to pay is likely to differ depending on the type of ransomware has infiltrated your device, but ought to range from $50 to possibly thousands of dollars. Before rushing to pay, take a few things into consideration. Trusting cyber criminals to recover your data would be naive, because there is nothing stopping them from just taking your money. You would certainly not be the first person to get nothing. Instead of paying, it would be wiser to invest part of the money into backup. From external hard drives to cloud storage, you have plenty of options, all you need to do is pick. Just eliminate Horsia ransomware, and if you had made backup before the infection got into your computer, you ought to be able to restore data from there. You'll happen upon malware like this all over, and you'll possibly get infected again, so you need to be prepared for it. In order to keep a system safe, one must always be ready to come across possible malware, becoming informed about their spread methods.
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