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| | PC World - Virus Encrypts Data, Demands Ransom |
 | | A virus that encrypts documents and demands a ransom to get them back is circulating on the Internet, but at least one security company has released the password needed to recover the files. |
 | | The Trojan horse virus encrypts the contents of a user's Word documents, databases, or spreadsheets, and then leaves a file demanding $300 in exchange for the password to access the information, said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant with security company Sophos. |
 | | However, the password to unlock the data is actually contained in the Trojan and is used in the process of encrypting the files. |
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