What Should You Do If You Get Ransomware?
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1. Immediately disconnect your machine from the internet, and make sure that your backups are up-to-date.
2. Contact your security software provider to see if they have a tool to remove the ransomware.
3. If available, use the anti-ransomware tool to remove the malicious program.
4. If the anti-ransomware tool is not available, try to restore your computer to an earlier time, before the ransomware infection occurred.
5. Contact a qualified cybersecurity professional to ensure that the ransomware is completely removed and that any other damage to your system is repaired.
6. Consider reporting the ransomware attack to law enforcement.
If you get ransomware, you should immediately disconnect your computer from the internet and power it off. Contact a computer security expert to assess the situation and determine whether you can recover your data. If you have a backup of your data, you can restore it. However, you should not pay the ransom, as it could encourage malicious actors to continue using ransomware.