THE deadly ransomware virus that hit no fewer than 150 countries across the globe at the weekend is spreading panic around the world, causing widespread damage.

Ransomware is a type of malicious software that carries out the cryptoviral extortion attack from cryptovirology that blocks access to data until a ransom is paid and displays a message requesting payment to unlock it. Simple ransomware may lock the system in a way which is not difficult for a knowledgeable person to reverse....


http://www.streetcurb.com/2017/05/17/terror-virus-ransomware-spreads-panic-around-the-world/

I always have my data backed up, so they can have it.

I'll format and reinstall.